FROM EDMUND SMITH-ASANTE, DODOWA
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| Mr. Enoch Ofosu |
The Water
Resources Specialist for the Ministry of Water Resources, Works and Housing,
Mr. Enoch Ofosu, has disclosed that a WASH (water, sanitation, hygiene) in
Emergencies (WinE) national secretariat will be established by the close of
2013.
Speaking
in an exclusive interview at the side of a regional training on WASH in
emergencies for Ghana’s southern zone comprising six regions, in Dodowa, Greater
Accra Region, he said the core functions of the secretariat will be to annually
come out with plans to fit into the National Disaster Management Organisation
(NADMO) structure, so that when there is any disaster, the WASH aspect is
catered for.
“Even before
then, that people are trained and prevention also comes in – you do what is
necessary to avert it if you can
anticipate any WASH in emergency situation that is waiting to happen, you move
in swiftly with the help of a stakeholder,” he added.
He explained
that the secretariat will not do the technical work but rather facilitate or
coordinate other stakeholders to take action.
According
to Mr. Ofosu, after the countrywide training and firming up of the national
structure, steps will be taken to also put in place regional structures that
will feed into the national framework.
The
national secretariat will then be set up, a national coordinator for WASH in
emergencies and an information management professional will be employed, and
other things that will make the secretariat functional well, will be put in
place, he added.
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