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First Saturday of every month<ref name="narchinab">{{cite news | url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/October-21st/national-sanitation-day-must-be-sustained-mr-narchinab.php | title=National Sanitation Day must be sustained – Mr. Narchinab | work=JoyNews TV | date=21 November 2014 | agency=MyJoyOnline | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | author=Gyamfi, Ivy | location=Accra - Ghana}}</ref> is earmarked '''National Sanitation Day''' across Ghana. First declared on November 1st, 2014 by the [[Government of Ghana]] in response to the [[2014 Ghanaian cholera outbreak]], the day is a voluntary clean-up exercise for all Ghanaian residents in an effort to reduce unsanitary conditions that breed diseases and causes injuries.<ref name="all africa">{{cite news | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201501131557.html | title=Ghana: How National Sanitation Day Started | work=The Chronicle | date=13 January 2015 | agency=All Africa | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | author=Amadu Kamil, Sanah | location=Ethiopia}}</ref>
First Saturday of every month<ref name="narchinab">{{cite news | url=http://www.myjoyonline.com/news/2014/October-21st/national-sanitation-day-must-be-sustained-mr-narchinab.php | title=National Sanitation Day must be sustained – Mr. Narchinab | work=JoyNews TV | date=21 November 2014 | agency=MyJoyOnline | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | author=Gyamfi, Ivy | location=Accra - Ghana}}</ref> is earmarked '''National Sanitation Day''' across Ghana. First declared on November 1st, 2014 by the [[Government of Ghana]] in response to the [[2014 Ghanaian cholera outbreak]], the day is a voluntary clean-up exercise for all Ghanaian residents in an effort to reduce unsanitary conditions that breed diseases and causes injuries.<ref name="all africa">{{cite news | url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201501131557.html | title=Ghana: How National Sanitation Day Started | work=The Chronicle | date=13 January 2015 | agency=All Africa | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | author=Amadu Kamil, Sanah | location=Ethiopia}}</ref>
<ref name="tv3">{{cite news | url=http://tv3network.com/all-news/news/local/tamale-to-host-next-nat-l-sanitation-day.html | title=Tamale to host next Nat’l Sanitation Day | work=GNA | date=11 January 2015 | agency=Tv3 Network | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | author=Owusu, Dennis Ossae | location=Accra - Ghana}}</ref><ref name="Ghana News Agency">{{cite news | url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/president-announces-national-sanitation-day-81660 | title=President announces National Sanitation Day | work=Ghana News Agency | date=31 October 2014 | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | location=Accra - Ghana}}</ref>
<ref name="tv3">{{cite news | url=http://tv3network.com/all-news/news/local/tamale-to-host-next-nat-l-sanitation-day.html | title=Tamale to host next Nat’l Sanitation Day | work=GNA | date=11 January 2015 | agency=Tv3 Network | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | author=Owusu, Dennis Ossae | location=Accra - Ghana | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206162620/http://tv3network.com/all-news/news/local/tamale-to-host-next-nat-l-sanitation-day.html | archivedate=6 February 2015 | df= }}</ref><ref name="Ghana News Agency">{{cite news | url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/social/president-announces-national-sanitation-day-81660 | title=President announces National Sanitation Day | work=Ghana News Agency | date=31 October 2014 | accessdate=February 6, 2015 | location=Accra - Ghana}}</ref>
The National Sanitation Day (NSD) is an initiative by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.<ref>{{cite news|title=Local Government Ministry to unveil National Sanitation day|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/health/local-government-ministry-to-unveil-national-sanitation-day--79751|accessdate=6 February 2015|agency=GNA|date=12 September 2014}}</ref> A bill has recently been sent to parliament by the ministry, the bill if approved will give legal backing to the NSD program allowing it to prosecute individuals who refuse to take part in the program.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill on National Sanitation Day reaches Cabinet|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/594967/1/bill-on-national-sanitation-day-reaches-cabinet.html|accessdate=6 February 2015|agency=Modern Ghana|date=28 January 2015}}</ref>
The National Sanitation Day (NSD) is an initiative by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.<ref>{{cite news|title=Local Government Ministry to unveil National Sanitation day|url=http://www.ghananewsagency.org/health/local-government-ministry-to-unveil-national-sanitation-day--79751|accessdate=6 February 2015|agency=GNA|date=12 September 2014}}</ref> A bill has recently been sent to parliament by the ministry, the bill if approved will give legal backing to the NSD program allowing it to prosecute individuals who refuse to take part in the program.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bill on National Sanitation Day reaches Cabinet|url=http://www.modernghana.com/news/594967/1/bill-on-national-sanitation-day-reaches-cabinet.html|accessdate=6 February 2015|agency=Modern Ghana|date=28 January 2015}}</ref>
==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 07:09, 14 February 2018

National Sanitation Day
Official nameNational Sanitation Day
Observed byresidents in Ghana
SignificanceClean-up exercise across Ghana
Frequencymonthly

First Saturday of every month[1] is earmarked National Sanitation Day across Ghana. First declared on November 1st, 2014 by the Government of Ghana in response to the 2014 Ghanaian cholera outbreak, the day is a voluntary clean-up exercise for all Ghanaian residents in an effort to reduce unsanitary conditions that breed diseases and causes injuries.[2] [3][4] The National Sanitation Day (NSD) is an initiative by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development.[5] A bill has recently been sent to parliament by the ministry, the bill if approved will give legal backing to the NSD program allowing it to prosecute individuals who refuse to take part in the program.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Gyamfi, Ivy (21 November 2014). "National Sanitation Day must be sustained – Mr. Narchinab". JoyNews TV. Accra - Ghana. MyJoyOnline. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  2. ^ Amadu Kamil, Sanah (13 January 2015). "Ghana: How National Sanitation Day Started". The Chronicle. Ethiopia. All Africa. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  3. ^ Owusu, Dennis Ossae (11 January 2015). "Tamale to host next Nat'l Sanitation Day". GNA. Accra - Ghana. Tv3 Network. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved February 6, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "President announces National Sanitation Day". Ghana News Agency. Accra - Ghana. 31 October 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
  5. ^ "Local Government Ministry to unveil National Sanitation day". GNA. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Bill on National Sanitation Day reaches Cabinet". Modern Ghana. 28 January 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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