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Ministry of LocalGovernment & Rural

Development

WASH STAKEHOLDERS WORKSHOP

HUMAN RESOURCES GAPS STUDY IN THEWASH SECTOR

28TH

JUNE, 2012ERATA HOTEL, ACCRA

Environmental Health&

Sanitation Directorate

REPUBLIC OF GHANA

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OUTLINE Introduction

Basic Training (SOH)

Staff & Student Population

Post Basic Training

Current Staff Strength

In-service Training (Workshops,Seminars)

Challenges

Way Forward

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TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

3 SOHAccra, Ho & Tamale

To train EHO/As to perform duties relating to

Environmental Health in MMDAs and for Privatesector.

Understand basic principles of sanitation andapply them in their routine work.

Detect nuisances and call for abatement

Educate communities and promote health

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BASIC TRAINING (CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA)

Technical skills

supervise the collection and disposal of wastes (solid, liquidindustrial, clinical and other hazardous wastes)

supervise the construction, operation and maintenance ofsimple sanitation facilities

Analyse public health consequence of various humanactivities to ensure sound judgement during inspection

identify unwholesome food and meat and the requirementsfor achieving food and meat hygiene

give expert advice on environmental health and managementissues in MMDAs

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BASIC TRAINING (CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA)

Social Marketing and Community Mobilisation Skills

effectively mobilise communitiesto fully participateenvironmental sanitation development projects

ensure the effectiveness of environmental sanitationeducationprogrammes in bringing about behaviouralchange

Analytical and Logical Thinking Skills

appreciate the relevance of environmental and publichealth legislation and enforcement

interpret and apply environmental legislation

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BASIC TRAINING (CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA)

Planning and Budgeting skills

ensure proper planning of environmental services within thelimits of available funds

Administrative and Managerial skills

maintain an efficient management information system

organise available human and other resources to pursue plans

Effective Communication and Lobbying Skills

defend Action Plans and demand appropriate funds forenvironmental health and management services;

manage and penetrate political influence and interference toachieve results

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STAFFING (Schools)

CATEGORY NO. ATPOST

NO.NEEDED

GAP

ACCRA (1953) 14 (8) 14 -

HO (1975) 10 (9) 11 1

TAMALE (1952/1964) 10 (2/8) 15 5

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STUDENT POPULATIONSCHOOL 1STYEAR 2NDYEAR 3RDYEAR TOTAL

ACCRA 16 41 34 91

HO 93 91 - 184

TAMALE 100 120 - 220

TOTAL 209 242 34 495

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POST BASIC TRAINING 70s few higher courses for Environmental Health

Officers in Ghana.

Food and Meat Hygiene (Great Britain) - 4

Tutors course in Ibadan university (Nigeria) - 10

Community Health and Tropical Medicine(SierraLeone)

Those who managed to gain admission to otheruniversities outside the country had problems withsponsorship.

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POST BASIC TRAINING

1985 with the support of the WHO in collaborationwith the MoH and KNUST, the Environmental

Health Technology (Diploma) course wasintroduced.

Unfortunately, When the WHO withdrew theirsponsorship in 1995 the programme died out.

This programme was to train middle level Officersto bridge the gap between the Public HealthEngineer and the Environmental Health Officer.

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POST BASIC TRAINING Due to the inadequacy of Public Health Engineers the

Environmental Health Technologist was to head theWaste Management Departments(Environmental

Sanitation Policy). 1989 - UCC introduced the Health Science Education

(Diploma) programme (in place of the Ibadanprogramme) to train tutors for the Schools of Hygiene

locally. Those who had the EHT from KNUST offered the one

year PGCE (Health Science).

Currently, the BEd. Health Science Education is in

progress.

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UGBSc. Public Health

BSc. Environmental Science

BSc. Nutrition

MSc. Public Health

MSc. Environmental Science

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UCC

Water & Sanitation (Diploma/Degree)

BEd. Health Sciences

BSc/MSc/Mphil Environmental Science

MA Environmental Management & Policy

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KNUST

BSc./ MSc. /MPhil Environmental Science

MSc. Health Promotion

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UDSBSc. Nutrition

BSc. Environmental Science & Biology

MSc. Community Health & Development

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UEW (Mampong Campus)

Environmental Health & Sanitation Education

Sandwich/Full Time

Diploma/Degree

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PUC (Akropong Campus)

Environment & Natural ResourceManagement

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Catholic University College

BSc. Public Health

Full Time/Weekend

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ILGS

Post Graduate Diploma in Environmental

Management (8 Modules)

MA Environmental Science & Policy

(Weekend)

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GIMPA

Post Graduate CUM

Occupational Health & Safety Certificate, Diploma

and Post Diploma

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STAFF SITUATION

CATEGORY TOTAL

Public Health Engineers 6

Environmental Health Technologists 53

Environmental Health Officers 510

Environmental Health Assistants

2,553

TOTAL 3,122

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INSERVICE TRAINING(WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS)

Environmental Health Inspections

Health Promotion

Environmental Health Prosecutions Management of Landfills in Ghana

Management of Veterinary and Bio-medical waste

Provision, Operation and Maintenance of PublicToilets

Monitoring of Environmental Sanitation Servicesin Ghana

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Tailor Made Courses

EHO - jack of all trade and master of none

Post Basic training should address competency gaps

and specialisation identified in the EnvironmentalSanitation Policy

Solid Waste Management including Hazardous Waste

Municipal Wastewater Management

Environmental Sanitation Education(Classroom/Community education)

Public Health Law

Food Hygiene/Meat Inspection

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Tailor Made Courses

Rodent and Vector Control

International Health/Port Health

Disaster Management Industrial Hygiene

Occupational Health

Monitoring & Evaluation

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Challenges

The key challenge in the area of capacitydevelopment (human resource) relate toinadequate professional manpower

(engineers, planners and administrators, forplanning, management, policy formulation andresearch)

REVIEW OF SCHEME OF SERVICEAttract talents into the Environmental Health

and Sanitation Class

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THE WAY FORWARD

WAHO

Harmonising curricular of environmental

health within the ECOWAS communityboth Francophone and Anglophone.

Upgrade Schools of Hygiene to tertiary

institutions to offer BSc. and HND inEnvironmental Health

Admission requirements of SOH reviewed

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THE WAY FORWARD

The Allied Health Science Professional billin which Env. Health is included is at the

draft stage. Establishment of West African College ofAllied Health Science.

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Thank You forListening