{"id":216890,"date":"2024-09-12T07:01:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T07:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/12\/ghana-may-soon-import-water-if-galamsey-is-not-stopped\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T07:01:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T07:01:40","slug":"ghana-may-soon-import-water-if-galamsey-is-not-stopped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/09\/12\/ghana-may-soon-import-water-if-galamsey-is-not-stopped\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana may soon import water if galamsey is not stopped"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Paediatric Society of Ghana has warned that the country is on the brink of a water importation crisis if the illegal mining activities, known as galamsey, are not immediately halted.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview on Channel One TV\u2019s Point of View, the Society\u2019s President, Dr. Hilda Manteebea Boye, highlighted the devastating impact of galamsey on Ghana\u2019s health and water resources.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Boye expressed concerns about the consequences of inaction, citing the alarming rise in kidney diseases and failures among children due to pollution from galamsey activities.<\/p>\n<p>She emphasised that the destruction of water bodies and food contamination pose a significant threat to the health and well-being of Ghana\u2019s children and communities.<\/p>\n<p>The Paediatric Society is calling on stakeholders, particularly politicians, to join forces and take immediate action to combat the galamsey menace.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Boye stressed that the country\u2019s future depends on it, warning that Ghana may be forced to import water if the situation is not addressed promptly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are seeing more new developmental problems that the children are having and indeed there are issues of kidney diseases, and kidney failures associated with the pollution. People are not getting safe food to eat, there\u2019s destruction of the water bodies and children falling into pits.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the small-scale mining to be stopped. We want the political parties, all of them to commit to stopping this menace now because we are just afraid that in no time we may have to import water into the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all sitting in Accra, and we are eating contaminated foods probably because food is coming all over the country and many of these areas are highly polluted.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Paediatric Society of Ghana has warned that the country is on the brink of a water importation crisis if the illegal mining activities, known as galamsey, are not immediately halted. 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