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Environment Health

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The Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation at the district level shall ensure contemporary environmental health by promoting and protecting public health through collaboration, innovation and strategic standard enforcement.

SERVICES PROVIDED
  1. 1. Hospital Premises
  2. 2. Standard enforcement.
  3. 3. Environmental and health impacts.
  4. 4. Standard and environmental monitoring.
  5. 5. Environmental monitoring control.
  6. 6. Pest and population control.
  7. 7. Noise, smoke and dust nuissance.
  8. 8. Sanitation and safety.

ADDITIONAL SERVICES
FOOD HANDLER CERTIFICATE
Food handlers or food vendors medicals is done solely by the District Assembly. The Prampram Polyclinic has a laboratory with qualified laboratory technicians assigned to handle Food handlers.
NOTE: This process takes two(2) weeks to complete and only medically fit clients will be issued with the food handler's card.

COMPLAINTS OF NOISE NUISSANCE
Complaints shall be made at the District Environmental Health Department. A letter indicating the area, the address and signature of the affected persons shall be added as supporting documents.

DESTRUCTION OF UNWHOLESOME ITEMS
Application letter addressed to the Director specifying the items to be destroyed and quantity.

DISINFECTION AND DISINFESTATION
Application letter addressed to the Director. To obtain a grave space, you will need to the medical cause of death from an approved health institution.

CREMATION OF CORPSE
One would need
  1. 1. Application letter addressed to the Director.
  2. 2. Cause of death
  3. 3. Embalmment Certificate (specifying the chemical used).
  4. 4. Proof of membership of cremation society (if a Ghanaian).
  5. 5. Photocopy of passport (if a foreigner).
  6. 6. Payment is made through the approved systems in accordance with the gazette fee. NB This is done in a day.
EXHUMATION
One would need
  1. 1. Application letter addressed to the Director (District Environmental Health Deparment).
  2. 2. Court order (from a higher court).
  3. 3. Copy of burial permit.
  4. 4. Death certificate.
  5. 5. Cause of death.
  6. 6. Identification of the deceased person.
  7. 7. Identification of grave or burial place.
  8. 8. Payment is made through the approved systems in accordance with the gazette fee.
PAUPER BURIAL/UNCLAIMED BODIES
One would need
  1. 1. Police (Coroner's certificate from court).
  2. 2. Letter from Police or verbal complain to the Director
    3. NB All pauper cases should be reported to the Police.
MASS BURIAL
One would need
  1. 1. Application letter addressed to the Director (District Environmental Health Deparment).
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Environmental health and Sanitation

  • Sanitation
  • Pest control
  • Environment and health impacts.
  • Standard and environmental monitoring
  • Prevent and control population
Environmental Health Department