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Ghana’s sanitation problems is enormous and to get rid of the country’s filth and insanitary conditions, the role of the private sector must always be recognized.

At the maiden sanitation stakeholder’s forum which was organized at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra, the private sector was identified as a key player for playing a massive role in improving sanitary conditions in the country.

The maiden sanitation dialogue was organised by the Environmental Services Providers Association (ESPA), Zoomlion Company Limited, the Fidelity Bank, the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD).

 The forum was attended by government agencies, donor agencies and other stakeholders in the Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) sector to dialogue on the role of the private sector in providing sustainable and practical solutions to the country’s sanitation challenges.

The aim of the conference was to stress on the need for greater partnership between government, international community and the private companies to work towards cleaning the filth in the country.

Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Alhaji Collins Dauda, congratulated the private sector for being instrumental in increasing access to waste bins, waste recycling, composting, haulage of municipal waste and ensuring better management of final disposal sites and engineered landfills.