Source:
GSS;
CWSA
Annual
Progress
Report,
2007;
Ghana
Water
Company,
2007
Annual
Report.
6.23.1
Supportive
Policies
and
Programmes
Actions
being
taken
to
improve
coverage
for
both
urban
and
rural
water
include:
•
Urban
water
expansion
projects
were
undertaken
by
the
Ghana
Water
Company
in
various
urban
centres
including
Tamale,
Wa,
Koforidua,
Sunyani
and
Kumasi
in
1007.
•
Preparation
and
submission
of
a
National
Water
Policy
to
cabinet
for
approval
•
The
approval
of
the
Community
Water
and
Sanitation
Agency
(CWSA)
Strategic
Investment
Plan
covering
a
10
year
period
from
2005-‐2015
which
reflects
the
requirement
for
Ghana
to
meet
the
MDGs
targets
for
water.
6.24
Poor
Sanitation
Reporting
on
sanitation
is
often
hampered
by
lack
of
annual
data
in
the
country
(GPRS
II,
2007
Annual
Progress
Report).
The
MICS
preliminary
report
in
2006
noted
that,
83%
of
urban
households
have
access
to
improved
sanitary
facilities
compared
to
about
50%
of
rural
households.
An
analysis
of
survey
data
from
GLSS5
conducted
in
2005
and
2006
revealed
that,
access
to
adequate
sanitation
remains
poor
in
the
country.
Majority
of
households
continue
to
rely
on
unhygienic
toilet
facilities,
while
a
significant
proportion
(19.4%)
of
rural
households
has
no
toilet
facilities
at
all
(Table
6.3).
Table
6.3:
Percent
Distribution
of
households
by
locality
and
type
of
toilet
facility,
2006
Type
of
facility
Flush
toilet
Pit
latrine
KVIP
Pan/bucket
Public
toilet
Toilet
in
another
house
Urban
22.2
15.7
14.4
2.6
38.7
1.0
147
Rural
10.2
31.5
11.7
1.3
24.4
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