Bawumia Inaugurates Medical Waste Treatment Plant In Upper West Region
- Vice President Dr Bawumia has inaugurated a medical waste treatment plant in the Upper West Region
- The facility, which was built in collaboration with the Jospong Group of Companies, will treat over 500 kg of waste daily
- It is expected to create 300 direct and 1,000 indirect jobs in the area
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Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has inaugurated a state-of-the-art medical waste treatment facility in Kperisi, near Wa.
The facility is capable of processing over 500 kg of medical waste daily.
Source: Facebook
The Vice President, also the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), said the facility represents a significant improvement in the region's waste management.
Dr Bawumia praised the government's collaboration with the Jospong Group of Companies, led by Dr Joseph Siaw Agyepong, for revolutionising waste management in Ghana.
The facility employs advanced mechanical and biological treatment processes and features a digital platform for efficient waste pickup requests.
It combines recycling and composting, a medical waste plant, a wastewater treatment plant, a research and tourism hub, and a waste recovery centre.
It is expected to create about 300 direct and 1,000 indirect jobs within the community and foster development in the Upper West Region.
The plant, part of a larger initiative that includes 10 Integrated Recycling and Compost Plants (IRECOPs) and seven Medical Waste Plants, will serve as a research and training centre, generating significant employment opportunities and supporting academic institutions.
Bawumia launches e-Travel Card for public officials
Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Friday, February 4, outdoored the e-Travel Card to facilitate the cashless disbursement of travel allowance for public officials.
The innovation means the era where government officials received payments for their local and foreign trips has ended.
The e-Travel Card is expected to deliver several benefits, including eliminating the risk of carrying cash, delivering transparency, and facilitating accountability.
In a Facebook post on Friday, February 4, Vice-President Bawumia indicated that since independence, public officials are provided cash for their imprest when they travel.
The e-Travel Card will ensure that ''the era of cash for travel in the public sector will soon be over, bringing further transparency and accountability in the use of public funds,'' he said.
Bawumia launches GLSERP
YEN.com.gh reported that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the Ghana Shea Landscape Emission Reductions Project (GLSERP) to rejuvenate and boost shea farming in the country.
The $54.5 million project aims to lessen climate change's effects on the fragile ecosystem of the Northern Savannah Landscape and improve the shea value chain, especially for the women engaged in the entire value chain.
During the unveiling ceremony, the vice-president called on the chiefs and people of the Northern Regions, especially farmers, to ''own it'' and ensure the project's success.
The Government of Ghana has supported scientific research on the shea plant since 2017, with the aim of making shea a reliable income-generating product.
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