Professor leads a crusade to beautify Techiman

Techiman (Brong Ahafo) 1st July '99

Dr Joseph Mensah, a university Professor from British Columbia, Canada, is in Ghana to spearhead a campaign to beautify Techiman in the Brong Ahafo Region.

He will be joined by Dr Senyo Adjibolosoo, also a professor from British Columbia.

The professors will lead members of the International Institute of Human Factor Development (IIHFD), a development research organisation, to undertake the campaign in conjunction with the Techiman district assembly, the Techiman

Holy Family Hospital and the Canadian Bureau of International Education, a division of the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA).

Dr Mensah said the campaign seeks to help clean up the Techiman and to educate the public about health hazards posed by urban waste.

The campaign, he said, is not just about garbage; it is about the compelling need for clean drinking water, good sanitation and reasonably good toilet facilities.

He called for co-operation and the involvement of the people in dealing with "a common human problem from now up to the first week of August, this year."

A steering committee will be formed to plan similar campaigns in subsequent months after August 1.

Dr Mensah called for the involvement of individuals, schools, churches, banks and clinics in the exercise.

Meanwhile, a secretariat for the "Keep Techiman beautiful campaign" has been set up at the Techiman Holy Family Hospital.

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