Apam (C/R) Dec. 22 GNA-The Gomoa District Assembly has directed all landlords in the district to ensure that toilet facilities are provided in their houses for the convenient of occupants.

It has also directed that sellers of consumable items are medically examined to ensure that they are free from any contagious diseases.

The Principal Environmental Assistant, Mr. Simon Kojo Yohans said this at a lecture at Apam on Friday. He said sanitation-related diseases account for about 70 per cent of all cases reported in hospitals in the area.

These include malaria, worm infestation, typhoid, skin disease, diarrhoea and pneumonia.

Mr. Yahans was worried about the environmental degradation going on in the country, adding that because of greediness, people were cutting protective trees indiscriminately without thinking of the effect. He called for the protection of the environment and ensure cleanliness of the surroundings. A retired Eastern Regional Director of Social Welfare, Mr. Michael Kweku Quaye, who chaired the function, appealed to the Gomoa district Assembly to increase the number of Zoomlion workers at Apam to help rid the town of filth. Mr. Quaye urged the Environmental staff to prosecute sanitation offenders because public education has failed to change their attitude towards sanitation issues. 22 Dec. 07