The Hon. Regional Minister Dr. Hafiz Bin Salih wishes everyone in the region a happy and prosperous new year. Hopes to meet all the workers in the region in good condition with respect to health and good working spirit.
Training Workshop on Public Procurement and Contract Management for Procurement Officers, MMDCEs and MMDCDs in the Upper West Region.

Swearing in ceremony of 8 confirmed MMDCEs in the Upper West Region at SEM B Lodge, Wa.
Pictures from the swearing in ceremony of 8 confirmed MMDCEs in the Upper West Region at SEM B Lodge, Wa




Reinstating damaged road networks in the Upper West Region after the flood.
Reinstating damaged road networks in the Upper West Region after the flood. The pictures below are the current status of some roads that were Washed away by the torrential rain in the Upper West Region. This is the true picture of the Gouriyiri road between the Wa-Nadowli stretch after the flood and the current state after it has been reinstated. The other picture is also the previous and current state of the Yizeri road between the Nadowli and Lawra stretch . There are other roads in the Daffiama/Bussie/Issa District, Wa East and the Sissala East that were also reinstated after the flood incident.

Rain Affect Roads In The Upper West Region





RESUMPTION OF COMMERCIAL FLIGHT TO UPPER WEST
H.E Nana Addo Danqua Akuffo Addo visit to Upper West Region
Day 1 of H.E the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo’s working visit to the Upper West Region. Wa Municipal and Tumu diaries





THE UNICEF COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE TO GHANA CALLED ON THE UPPER WEST REGIONAL MINISTER.
THE UNICEF COUNTRY REPRESENTATIVE TO GHANA CALLED ON THE UPPER WEST REGIONAL MINISTER.
Over the years, UNICEF has been supporting the Upper West Region to carry out key health interventions, particularly in the maternal and child health nutrition services including the expanded program on immunization, provision of water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities, provision equipment and capacity building for health staff.
In the past two years, the focus of UNICEF support is geared towards improving access to quality maternal and newborn health services in the Upper West Region. In this regards, a number of health facilities in some selected districts have been provided with Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) equipment and capacity of staff is being built in the area of quality maternal and newborn care.
In a brief remark to the Upper West Regional Minister in his office, the country representative of UNICEF to Ghana, Anne-Claire Dufay indicated that the purpose of their visit was to officially handover some of the equipment to the health facilities, assess the status of implementation of some of the agreed projects and interact with Frontline staff and key stakeholders.
On her part, the Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih assured the team of doing everything possible within his capacity to ensure progress in the development of the region and that, the Regional Coordinating Council would not allow retrogression in the activities of the region.
He indicated that, he would ensure that the whole of Upper West Region is declared Open Defecation Free. He said, currently it is only the Upper West Region that has a district been declared Open Defecation Free in the Country. He added that it was an indication that with efforts, the entire region would be declared ODF.
DONATED COVID-19 ITEMS WOULD NOT BE SOLD OUT IN MY REGION UNDER MY LEADERSHIP- UPPER WEST REGIONAL MINISTER.
DONATED COVID-19 ITEMS WOULD NOT BE SOLD OUT IN MY REGION UNDER MY LEADERSHIP- UPPER WEST REGIONAL MINISTER.
The Upper West Regional Minister, Dr Hafiz Bin Salih has assured that various COVID-19 items donated to support the fight against the novel disease in the region would not be sold out by any institution in the region under his leadership as the Regional Minister. The Minister gave this assurance when a team belonging to an association known as the Freemason, Grand Lodge of Ghana paid a courtesy call him in his office today. The Grand Lodge of Ghana is an association and charitable organization in Ghana and the world at Large.
The District Grand Lodge of Ghana (EC) Isaac O. Hood in a brief remark to the Regional Minister, indicated that, as part of the fight against the novel Corona virus disease in Ghana, the charitable organization has been donating items to some health facilities to support the fight against the pandemic. Notable among places they donated to support the fight against COVID-19 include, the Mampong Herbal center, the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research where they donated an ultra-low freezer and test kits to support their work. The next place the association donated some items was the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research where they donated another ultra-low freezer and test kits and finally a donation to support the Manshia Palace humanitarian project.
A team from the association has come to the Upper West Region to donate some PPEs to the Regional Hospital to support the fight against COVID-19. The PPEs include, Nose masks, Aprons and Hand sanitizers. The Minister, appreciated their kind gesture to the region, stating that the donation would go a long way to assist the Regional Hospital in the fight against COVID-19. He assured that the items would be put to good use, adding that ” let me assure you that COVID-19 items would not sold out in any Institution in this Region like it happened elsewhere in Ghana in a BBC investigative piece I watched today. I would make sure the items donated to the region to support the fight against COVID-19, are used for its intended purpose”.
THE UPPER WEST REGIONAL MINISTER DR HAFIZ BIN SALIH APPEALED TO MEDIA PRACTITIONERS IN THE REGION TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL BASE ISSUES RATHER THAN PAYING MUCH ATTENTION ON POLITICIANS.
THE UPPER WEST REGIONAL MINISTER DR HAFIZ BIN SALIH APPEALED TO MEDIA PRACTITIONERS IN THE REGION TO FOCUS THEIR ATTENTION ON DEVELOPMENTAL BASE ISSUES RATHER THAN PAYING MUCH ATTENTION ON POLITICIANS.
He indicated that, the focus of the media in the Upper West Region is on politicians, while there are other pressing developmental issues in the region that go uncovered.
He said most of the news items that emanated from the region were either on what the Regional Minister, a District Chief Executive or a Municipal Chief Executive had gone somewhere to do or say. Dr. Bin Salih said this when the new Regional Director for the Upper West Regional Ghana Broadcasting Corperation (GBC), Mr Christopher Asiedu, called on him on Tuesday, to among other things, introduce him to the Minister and consolidate the relationship between the GBC and the Regional Co-ordinating Council (RCC).
“What I have observed about the media in the Upper West Region is that, the focus is always on us the politicians, most of the news items are either Regional Minister went and did this here or the MCE or the DCE”, he explained.
Dr Bin Salih, however, stressed the need for the media in the region to go beyond the politicians and to bring to the fore, some other developmental issues in the region. “Because of the absence of information out their people have wrong and negative perception about the Upper West Region. Therefore, it is your responsibility to tell the world that the perception that they have about the region is not what it is”, he explained.
Dr Bin Salih urged the leadership of the GBC in the region not to perpetuate politics of insults through their airwaves as that could mar the relative peace the region was enjoying. He advised all Media Houses in the region to blacklist anybody engaging in politics of insult from their stations. He is of the believe that, when media houses don’t entertain such people at their stations, they would not get the opportunity to be trading politics of insult.
He stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would engage in issue based campaign, comparing the performance of the NPP government to that of other political parties. On his part, Mr Asiedu said the media and for that matter, the GBC was mandated to project the region, play advocacy role, and provide information and education to the general public. He thus sought the support and co-operation of the Regional Minister and the RCC in the discharge of his duties to ensure the corperation achieved its objective.