On the 25TH of October, 2023 the Municipal and District Environmental Health Officers (MDEHOs) held an emergency meeting at South Tongu district during the Akosombo and Kpong dam spillage’.

The meeting was held to assess the Environmental Sanitation and Public Health situations in the affected districts in the Region. The officers used the opportunity to visit some affected areas and met the environmental Health Officers in the affected districts.

Madam Florence S. Kuukyi, Public Health Director at Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) led a team of Graduate Environmental Health and Sanitation Practitioners Association Ghana (GEHSPAG) including, Mr. Michael Nyavi and Benjamin Morkeh to donate some relief items to the Districts.

The items comprises; 2 motorized mix blower, 5 gallons of 5L chlorine, 4 gallons of 5L hand sanitizer, 12 bottles of anti- snake, 10 packs of mosquito coils, 11 mosquito nets and 15 sachets of 125g of washing powder.

Ms. Stella Kumedzro, the Regional Environmental Officer on behalf of the Regional Minister expressed gratitude to the Association and informed them about the initiative of the Municipal and District Officers in the region.