environmental health & sanitation
Mr. Gordon Amevor Head of Environmental Department
PUBLIC HEALTH ACT, 2012; ACT 851.
An Act to revise and consolidate the law relating to public health to prevent disease, promote, safeguard, maintain and protect the health of humans and animals and to provide for related matters.DATE OF ASSENT: 9th October, 2012.Passed by Parliament and assented by the president.
VISION STATEMENT
To promote clean, safe and healthy
environment in all human settlements in the Municipality for their physical
well-being.
MISSION STATEMENT
To
assess, correct and control all factors in man’s environment that can
potentially adversely affect the human health.
CORE VALUES
1. Creating awareness for change in environmental sanitation behavior.
2. Improving the delivery of environmental sanitation services in all human settlement.
3. Environmental sanitation education and enforcement management.
4. Ensuring safe waste disposal and waste management.
5. Ensuring the consumption of wholesome.
MANDATES
a) Collection and sanitary disposal of wastes including solid wastes, liquid wastes, excreta, industrial wastes, health – care and other hazardous wastes.
b) Storm water drainage
c) Cleansing of thoroughfares, markets and other public spaces.
d) Control of pests and vectors of disease.
e) Food hygiene.
f) Environmental sanitation education.
g) Inspection and enforcement of sanitary regulations.
h) Disposal of the dead.
i) Control of rearing and straying of animals.
j) Monitoring the observance of environmental standards.
Staffs of Environmental & Health
