Government committed to ensuring public access to safe water
Gideon Ahenkorah/ Julius K. Satsi, GNA Accra, June 14, GNA – Mr Joseph Kofi Adda, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, on Wednesday reaffirmed government’s commitment to supporting prudent initiatives aimed to increase public access to safe water and improved sanitation. The Minister was addressing a group of African Water, construction and building experts at this year’s three-day Water Africa and West Africa Building and Construction Trade seminar and exhibition underway in Accra. The event organised by ACE event management, a UK-based organisation, is on the theme: “Ghana’s Urban and Rural Water and Sanitation Challenge in the 21st Century.” The event, which commenced on Wednesday and is expected to end on Friday, aims at creating a two-way flow of information for the visitors and participants to help them analyse their sector needs and take steps for expansion and improvement. Mr Adda explained that the quest for increased access to safe water formed part of the government’s vision to improve health outcomes for economic growth and development. Mr Adda said Ghana had…