Danish envoy tours Upper West

Wa (Upper West) 7th July '99

Mr Ole Blicher-Olsen, Royal Danish Ambassador to Ghana, has inspected projects being assisted by his country in the Upper West Region.

Mr Blicher-Olsen, on a two-day tour of the region, interacted with the local authorities.

The ambassador visited health institutions particularly those financed by the Danish International Development Agency(DANIDA) and the Health Sector Support Programme (HFFP).

He also toured all the District Assemblies in the region to gain first hand information on their operations.

During a courtesy call on the Regional Minister Mr David Osei Wusu at Wa on Monday, Mr Blicher-Olsen praised Ghana's new democratic dispensation and pledged his country's support to ensure the effective functioning of all democratic structures in the country.

He said Denmark was currently assisting Ghana in the health ,energy and transport sectors of the economy while encouraging Danish businesses to enter into joint partnership with Ghana's private sector "This is because private initiative propels a nation to develop".

Mr Osei-Wusu briefed the Ambassador on the decentralisation programme, saying the NDC government, being "people -oriented will ensure that those at the grassroots enjoy all the basic amenities necessary for a good life".

He thanked Denmark for her numerous interventions in the region and expressed the hope that this generous gesture would be extended to provide hostel facilities for girls in second cycle institutions in the region.