Puan: Hundreds of Millions Residents Not to Access to Clean Water and Sanitation


BANDA ACEH, KOMPAS.com – A total of 55 heads of regions to follow the City Sanitation Summit (CSS) Rakernas Association XVI and Regency / City Sanitation Care (Akkopsi) VIII in Banda Aceh, Thursday (11/24/2016).

Representing President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), the Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Puan Maharani said the event was important to create a society that is more feasible.

“Currently, there are 95 million people or 37 percent can not access safe drinking water, while 120 million people or 47 percent have not had access to proper sanitation, “said Puan when greeting the event.

It is a shared responsibility, both central government and local governments.

According to him, drinking water and adequate sanitation are basic needs. This basic infrastructure can build a healthy human being.

compliance effort is in line with the program Masyaraakat Healthy Living Movement (Germas), which then launched several government. The goal is to make the community run clean and healthy living.

“The program is supported by 20 ministries and agencies. If initially sanitation only be the responsibility of the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR), it has now been sinergikan, banks not only Any existing sanitation, clean water flows, but also how people can be healthy, “said Puan.

in addition, he hopes the government’s target for access to sanitation and clean water to 100 percent can be achieved in 2019.

that way, people can turn into a healthy lifestyle. We must be aware to maintain their own health.

“This program should be expanded to reach solid penuduk, rural, fishing, and other disadvantaged areas,” he stated.

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