The Nanumba North Municipal Health Directorate has raised concerns over a rise in waterborne diseases, especially typhoid cases, attributing it to the lack of potable water for consumption.
In an interview with Citi News, Francis Atiagbo, the Municipal Director for Health in Nanumba North Municipality water is rationed due to a crisis in the municipality, compelling residents to rely on water bodies in the community for drinking and other domestic purposes.
“From our report, we realised that there has been an increase in typhoid cases in the district. For instance, the Bimbilla town, there is water rationing so when people do not get water most of the time, they depend on the dam water for cooking and other things.
“The other towns also don’t have pipe-borne water and during the rainy season things are washed into the dam and that is the cause of the situation”.
“We’ve had discussions with the Municipal Assembly a couple of times and we have also gone to the communities to sensitise them on the importance of boiling the water before use.
“We have also been working with the environmental unit of the municipality to always monitor the dam to ensure that people do not pollute it and sanitation is ensured. We have also done community engagement in the affected areas”.
Additionally, he emphasized the need for government intervention. He said, “The government should come out with by-laws on protecting the dam water and maybe drill more boreholes and mechanize them so the people can get potable water. That is how this problem will be solved”.
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