Bold claim: Thousands of unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants say they’ve waited years for work and deserve immediate state action. And this is where the debate heats up: is their protest the right move to spur government hiring, or a sign of deeper systemic neglect?
Unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants have announced plans to demonstrate on Monday, December 15, to spotlight what they describe as long-standing unemployment and government neglect.
In a pre-protest statement, the group said the action aims to pressure the government to promptly hire and post trained Environmental Health Officers, Assistants, and graduates of the School of Hygiene, who they argue have remained idle despite possessing full qualifications.
The demonstrators plan to gather at Independence Square in Accra and then march through select ministries and public institutions responsible for sanitation, health, and local government oversight.
Organisers said the protest would be peaceful and orderly, featuring chants and traditional Jama displays to dramatize what they claim are more than five years of delayed postings and underutilized professional capacity.
“At every institution we engage, we will be firm but respectful in demanding accountability. The country urgently needs sanitation professionals, and the government must respond,” the statement read.
The association stressed that Environmental Health Officers are trained and licensed by the Allied Health Professions Council to safeguard public health and the environment, yet they continue to be excluded as sanitation challenges intensify nationwide.
They also urged media outlets across print, broadcast, and digital platforms to cover the protest, framing it as a legitimate civic action taken in the national interest.
“Sanitation is a matter of national security, and Ghana can no longer tolerate delays in enforcing sanitation and environmental health regulations,” the statement added.
The group emphasized that the protest is not intended to disrupt public order but to highlight the urgent need for effective sanitation enforcement and stronger environmental health safeguards, particularly amid ongoing public health risks.
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