Unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants have announced plans to stage a demonstration on Monday, December 15, 2025, to protest what they describe as prolonged unemployment and neglect by the state.
In a statement, the group said the protest is aimed at demanding immediate employment, postings, and formal recognition for trained Environmental Health Officers, Assistants, and graduates of the School of Hygiene.
According to the association, the demonstration will begin at Independence Square in Accra and proceed through key ministries and state institutions responsible for sanitation, health, and local governance.
The group said the march will be peaceful and orderly, featuring organised chants and traditional Jama performances to draw public attention to more than five years of delayed postings and the continued underutilisation of their professional expertise.
They indicated that at each ministry along the route, participants will demand clear answers, stressing that the country urgently needs sanitation officers and decisive government action.
The association emphasised that the protest is not intended to disrupt public order but to highlight the urgent need for stronger sanitation enforcement and environmental health protection, particularly amid growing public health concerns.
It noted that Environmental Health Officers are trained and licensed by the Allied Health Professions Council to safeguard public health and the environment, yet continue to be sidelined despite worsening sanitation challenges across the country.
The group has therefore appealed to media organisations to provide extensive coverage of the demonstration, describing it as a civic action in the national interest.
