NGO embarks on clean-up exercise in Ashaiman

By: Benjamin Xornam Glover, ASHAIMAN

In a bid to check the recent cholera outbreak in some parts of the country, a Non Governmental Organization, Lamix Foundation Ghana based in Ashaiman have embarked on a cleanup exercise to clear the municipality of filth.

Members of the NGO were joined by people within the community including the congregation of Generating Fire Ministries and staff of Zoom Lion Ghana took part in the cleanup exercise.

Coordinator of the NGO, Evangelist Bobie Bright mentioned that cholera is a product of filth and urged residents to practice good sanitation habits.

He appealed to residents of the municipality to ensure that the clean up exercise becomes a regular activity among the entire people of the Metropolis stressing that a clean environment will reduces their risk to poverty. " By keeping our surroundings clean, we save towards medical care"

He also appealed to all Ghanaians to be very conscious about personal hygiene in order to prevent cholera, especially cleaning and washing of hands with soap, as well as tidying their immediate environment.