District Administrator, Benedict Mode said the establishment of the committee is part of the National WaSH policy that requires districts to have WaSH committees and is one of the priority of the government of the day to drive WaSH projects and programs.
The district WASH committee chaired by Mr Mode and comprises of the four LLG managers and sector heads, was established following a training conducted in March this year in Kokopo and attended by environmental health officers (EHOs) and himself.