Volta

02 Feb

Bilharzia Spikes In Volta Basin Following Dam Spillage

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Stakeholders are raising alarms over the rise in female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) at lakeside communities within the Volta Basin in the wake of the Akosombo Dam spillage. The river-borne tropical disease, also known as bilharzia, holds a significant share in causes of infertility and maternal morbidity, although registered among neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Mr Ben Sackey, the Director, Environmental and Sustainable Development Department of the Volta River Authority (VRA), said schistosomiasis was a “major challenge” that came with the spillage of the dam, and is now feared dominant in over 400 communities in five regions sharing the Volta Basin. The Director…

15 Mar

All Good Roads In Volta Region Were Constructed Under NPP- Korsi Bodja

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The Volta regional organizer, Korsi Bodja has noted that all the good roads in the volta region were constructed by the Akufo-Addo led administration. According to him, one would have thought that the Volta region would have benefited much more during the tenure of the NDC since that's their stronghold. But the narrative is different, as indigenes have benefited much more from the NPP. Speaking on Movement in the morning show, on Movement TV/ Wontumi Radio, he told Kwaku Dawuro that there's no way the NDC could compare their road networks to that of the NPP. Right from the tenure…