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Ghana: Poor waste management costs Ghana over GH¢6.2bn annually — Report

Ghana: Poor waste management costs Ghana over GH¢6.2bn annually — Report

Rédaction Africa Links 24 with Ghanaian Times
Published on 2026-02-27 09:54:34

Ghana is losing more than GH¢6.2 billion every year due to poor waste management and sanitation, a new report has revealed.

The report, “Waste or Wealth? The Economic Returns to Sanitation Investment in Ghana,” indicates that the country spends far more treating diseases linked to poor sanitation than it does preventing them.

According to the study, Ghana spends about GH¢5.58 billion annually managing sanitation-related diseases such as malaria, cholera, and typhoid—illnesses often…

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