Poor sanitation costs Ghana more than GH¢6.2bn annually – ISSER study

Ghana is losing more than GH¢6.2 billion every year to poor waste management and sanitation, with preventable diseases costing the country billions in healthcare expenditure, lost productivity and thousands of avoidable deaths, a new study by the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) at the University of Ghana has revealed.

By Isaac Yeboah