Abubakari Maliha, Agyemang Fred Yeboah, Tei Felix
University of Education Winneba, P. O. Box 25, Winneba, Ghana.
Soc Sci Humanit Open. 2023;7(1):100483. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100483. Epub 2023 Mar 20.
The study examined the implementation of the free water intervention initiated by the government of Ghana during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study deployed a case study design within the qualitative research method. A total of 22 respondents were interviewed for the study. Findings from the study revealed that the implementation suffered some challenges which mostly stemmed from both the suddenness of the intervention and the complex context of the water sector in Ghana. The abruptness of the intervention resulted in poor communication and little or no consultation between the presidency and the implementer. The other major setback was the withdrawal of services by many tanker drivers from the supply of free water to designated Covid-19 reservoirs due to delays in reimbursement by the government. Furthermore, there was no effective monitoring mechanism to ensure complete adherence to the policy directive by both household vendors and landlords. Generally, the objective of the intervention to provide free water to all was largely ineffective due to the challenges highlighted above.
该研究考察了加纳政府在新冠疫情高峰期启动的免费供水干预措施的实施情况。该研究在定性研究方法中采用了案例研究设计。总共22名受访者接受了该研究的访谈。研究结果显示，实施过程面临一些挑战，这些挑战主要源于干预措施的突然性以及加纳水务部门复杂的环境。干预措施的突然性导致总统办公室与实施者之间沟通不畅，几乎没有或根本没有进行协商。另一个主要挫折是，由于政府报销延迟，许多油罐车司机停止了向指定的新冠疫情水库供应免费水的服务。此外，没有有效的监测机制来确保家庭供应商和房东完全遵守政策指令。总体而言，由于上述挑战，向所有人提供免费水这一干预措施的目标在很大程度上没有达到预期效果。
