The unposted Environmental Health Officers and Assistants Association of Ghana has called for action following the devastating Cholera outbreak that has ravaged the nation since October 24, 2024.
The association expressed deep sorrow over the lives lost and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.
In an April 2 statement, the association lamented the severe impact of the Cholera outbreak, which it said has caused immense suffering and underscored longstanding concerns about the neglect of Ghana’s Environmental Health sector.
For more than four years, trained environmental health professionals from three leading hygiene schools have remained unemployed.
The association highlighted that the backlog of graduates from 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024 has worsened Ghana’s sanitation crisis, leaving communities vulnerable to preventable diseases.
The association criticised the government for failing to integrate these trained professionals into the workforce.
It called for immediate action to deploy Environmental Health Officers and Assistants, stating that their presence could have significantly reduced the spread of the current cholera outbreak.
“In light of this crisis, we call on the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, chieftaincy and Religious Affairs as well as the Ministry of Health, to take immediate action. We urge them to employ us the unemployed Environmental Health officers and assistants who have been left idle for years.
“As professionals we are ready and willing to supplement the efforts of the overburdened officers currently in the field. By doing so, the government can strengthen the environmental health sector and take meaningful steps toward curbing the cholera outbreak and preventing future occurrences.”
Click here to read the full statement.
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