The people of Dunga, a settlement in the Tamale Metropolitan Area, drink from a dam which is usually polluted with human excreta.

Due to the poor source of water, several members of the community have been afflicted with diseases which have drawn them deeper into a poverty laden vicious cycle.

This was revealed by members of the community who had thronged a sanitation and water poverty hearing on Monday at Dungu.

The forum was organised by WaterAid Ghana in collaboration with New Energy, aimed at creating awareness about the water and sanitation situation
in the region.

It was also aimed at making water and sanitation an item of attention for World Leaders who would be meeting in New York in September to
deliberate on the problems confronting the globe.

Later in an interview with the Ghana News Agency, Madam Lamisi Dabire, Communication and Campaign Officer of WaterAid Ghana, called on the
government to show more commitment to the provision of water and sanitation to make the life of the people better.

She observed that a tour of the country reveals that a lot of people do not have access to quality water and good[...]

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