Zoomlion Ghana Limited has begun a nationwide emergency fumigation and disinfection exercise to prevent disease outbreaks in communities hit by recent floods, starting with Greater Accra on Monday, June 22, 2026.
The operation first targets flood-ravaged areas in the Weija-Gbawe Municipality, Ablekuma North Municipality, and the McCarthy Hill enclave, where stagnant water, faecal matter, and sewage have created major sanitation hazards, according to Dr. Gideon Sogbey, Head of Emergency Management at the Jospong Group.
“This is a nationwide exercise, and although we have started in Greater Accra, we have already identified several flood-prone communities across other regions for similar interventions,” Dr. Sogbey told journalists.
The campaign forms part of a broader push to strengthen Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) standards and protect residents from waterborne diseases that often follow flooding. Cholera remains a top concern, especially in densely populated urban areas.
Teams are focusing on waste-dumping sites and final disposal facilities that have become breeding grounds for disease vectors.
At the Oblogo disposal site, Zoomlion carried out disinfection to control housefly populations and destroy ‘Vibrio cholerae’, the bacterium that causes cholera.
Dr. Sogbey flagged black leachate seeping from the Oblogo site into the Densu River as a serious risk.
“Many residents in surrounding communities depend on the river as a source of drinking water. During our visit, we also observed fishermen actively fishing in the river,” he said.
“The risk is that flies from the disposal site can easily move into nearby communities and contaminate food and other consumable items in homes and marketplaces. If immediate action is not taken, there is a high likelihood of a cholera outbreak,” he warned.
The exercise will extend to the McCarthy Hill final disposal site to address sanitation risks linked to tricycle _aboboyaa_ waste disposal activities.
Dr. Sogbey urged authorities to prioritize engineered landfill sites, stricter regulation of waste transportation, and transfer stations in rapidly growing municipalities like Weija-Gbawe and Ablekuma North. “Without such measures, we risk repeating these cycles of flooding, contamination, and disease,” he said.
Zoomlion, which operates waste management services in Liberia, Togo, Sierra Leone, and Kenya, has led similar disinfection and disease-vector control operations during past public health emergencies.
The company says the current intervention reinforces its role as a key partner to government in advancing public health and environmental sustainability.
