By Benjamin Nii Nai Anyetei
Unemployed Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and assistants have announced plans to stage a demonstration on Monday, December 15, 2025, to protest prolonged unemployment and what they describe as years of neglect by the state.
In a statement, the group said the demonstration is intended to press for immediate employment, official posting and formal recognition for trained Environmental Health Officers, assistants and graduates of the School of Hygiene.
The planned march will begin at Independence Square in Accra and proceed to selected ministries and state institutions responsible for sanitation, health and local governance. Organisers say the protest will be peaceful and orderly, with coordinated chants and traditional jama performances to draw attention to what they describe as more than five years of delayed postings.
“At every ministry we pass, we will respectfully but firmly demand answers. Ghana needs sanitation officers now, and the government must act,” the statement said.
The association stressed that the demonstration is not intended to disrupt public order but to highlight the urgent need for effective sanitation enforcement and environmental health protection amid ongoing public health concerns.
It noted that Environmental Health Officers are trained and licensed by the Allied Health Professions Council, yet remain unemployed despite growing sanitation challenges across the country.
The group has called on media organisations across print, radio, television and digital platforms to cover the demonstration, describing it as a civic action in the national interest.
“Sanitation is national security, and Ghana cannot delay the enforcement of sanitation laws any longer,” the statement added.
