Guinea  Worm   During  the  year  2007,  3,219  cases  of  guinea  worm  were  reported  and  managed  from  January-­‐ May   in   the   Northern   region   alone.   The   Guinea   Worm   Eradication   Programme   is   being   re-­‐ designed  to  achieve  maximum  impact.  Key  among  the  strategies  are:   • Collaboration   with   Ghana   Water   Company   Ltd   (GWCL)   and   Community   Water   and   Sanitation  Agency  (CWSA)  to  provide  potable  water  to  the  10  endemic  districts   • Carrying  out  of  monthly  water  abating  before  the  onset  of  rains  to  control  the  vector   • Construction  of  eleven  case  containment  centres  and  strengthening  of  existing  ones  in   endemic  areas     • Continue  support  for  water  guards  to  police  ponds  and  other  water  resources  by  district   assemblies         Objective  4:  Ensuring  Affordable  Access  to  Water,  Sanitation,  Energy,  Finance,  Market,  ICT   Shelter  and  Land  to  All  Citizens  Especially  the  Rural  Poor     6.23  Access  to  Treated  Water     Access  to  potable  water  by  rural  dwellers  has  increased  steadily  for  the  past  five  years  from   41%  in  2000  to  52%  in  2005.  The  preliminary  report  of  the  2006  Multiple  Indicator  Cluster   Survey   (MICS)   indicates   that,   38%   of   Ghanaians   depend   on   pipe/public   tap   for   drinking   water,   29%   on   borehole,   11%   on   river/stream,   6%   on   protected   wells/springs   and   6%   depends   on   unprotected   wells.   In   the   survey   by   APRM   Monitoring   Group,   48%   of   respondents   indicated   an   improvement   whilst   38%   reported   dissatisfaction   with   the   quality   of   water   and   sanitation.   However,   more   than   one-­‐fifth   of   households   still   depends   on   unimproved  sources  of  water  according  to  the  MICS  preliminary  report.     145