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The Bolgatanga Municipality, Kassena-Nankana Municipality and Nabdam District, have been ranked the 'most dirtiest' in the Upper East Region by the United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF League Table.

While Bolgatanga Municipality finished 13th on the spot of the table, Nabdam District and the Kassena-Nankana Municipality garnered 12th and 13th positions, respectively after getting 0.00 percent.

The above municipality and districts cannot boast a single household latrine as residents resort to 'open defecation', an issue that has exposed the people to health hazards.

On the table, Garu-Tempane was placed first on the spot after getting 36.79 percent. Bawku Municipality and Binduri District also finished well behind Garu-Tempane as they got 24.39 and 21.74 percent, respectively.

At stakeholders' engagement workshop organised by UNICEF in Bolgatanga of the Upper East Region, the Chief of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, WASH, David Duncan, said the abysmal performance of some municipalities and districts in ensuring improved sanitation was as a result of lack of commitment and priorities by the Municipal and District Assemblies, MDAs.

He said most of the districts and municipalities lacked household latrines and that, the few public toilets and communal latrines were poorly managed, exposing the people to cholera, malaria, among other diseases.

Mr. Duncan, however, called on duty bearers of the various assemblies, including the Municipal and District Chief Executives, MDCEs who were wielding executive powers to show total dedication to reverse the trend.