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First Saturday of every month is earmarked National Sanitation Day across Ghana. First declared on November 1, 2014, by the
First Saturday of every month is earmarked National Sanitation Day across Ghana. First declared on November 1, 2014, by the Government of Ghana
The Government of Ghana was created as a parliamentary democracy, followed by alternating military and civilian governments in Ghana. In January 1993, military government gave way to the Fourth Republic after presidential and parliamentary electi ...
in response to the 2014 Ghanaian cholera outbreak, the day is a voluntary clean-up exercise for all Ghanaian residents in an effort to reduce unsanitary conditions that breed diseases and causes injuries.
The National Sanitation Day (NSD) is an initiative by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development. A bill has recently been sent to parliament by the ministry, the bill if approved will give legal backing to the NSD program allowing it to prosecute individuals who refuse to take part in the program.
See also
* Water supply and sanitation in Ghana *Clean Up the World
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References
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