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| Kofi Woods |
The Minister of Public Works, Kofi Woods, has indicated that
the lack of better water, sanitation and hygiene is seriously impairing the
growth and development of African children especially Liberians.
Minister Woods made the statement Monday, 3 February in an
interview with reporters at the close of a Water, Sanitation and Hygiene forum
held at the Bella Casa Hotel in Monrovia.
He noted that Liberian women continue to suffer severe risk
of the lack of access to safe drinking water.
Minister Woods said
the growth, development and survivor of the Liberian children is being impaired
while the economy of the country has
been stagnated by the collective failure to leverage the opportunities
available to manage and invest in water
resources which is in abundant on the African continent.
Minister Woods further said
with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s role as Ambassador for the WASHSector, African women can now beat their brawl and step their voices forward on
the HLP as it relates to access to safe drinking water for all.
The Public Works Minister indicated that the recent forum
among others thing seeks to design a Water Board that will be autonomous to
look at the issues of water, sanitation and hygiene as basic human right.
According to him, despite the cause for investments and
compelling evidence on the impact on the economic growth and essential health
indicators, water, sanitation and hygiene have suffered the lack of attention
and political will at various levels.
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