Unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants have announced a peaceful demonstration on Monday, December 15, 2025, to protest prolonged unemployment and what they describe as government neglect of trained sanitation professionals.
In a statement, the group demanded immediate employment, postings, and formal recognition for graduates of the School of Hygiene, as well as trained and licensed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants.
The march is scheduled to begin at Independence Square and proceed through key ministries and state institutions responsible for sanitation, health, and local governance.
Participants plan to engage in organized chants and traditional Jama performances to highlight their concerns, which include over five years of delayed postings despite growing sanitation challenges across the country.
“At every ministry we pass, we will respectfully but firmly demand answers. Ghana needs sanitation officers now, and the government must act,” the statement read.
The association emphasized that Environmental Health Officers are professionally trained and licensed by the Allied Health Professions Council to enforce sanitation laws and protect public health and the environment, yet remain underutilized.
They described sanitation as a matter of national security and urged the government to prioritize enforcement amid ongoing public health risks.
The group assured the public that the demonstration will be orderly and non-disruptive, while calling on media outlets to provide coverage in the interest of national development.
