Unemployed Environmental Health Officers and Assistants have announced plans to stage a peaceful demonstration on Monday, December 15, 2025, to protest what they describe as years of unemployment and neglect by the state.

According to the association, the demonstration will commence at Independence Square in Accra and proceed through key ministries and state institutions responsible for sanitation, health, and local governance.

In a statement issued by the group, the planned protest seeks to demand immediate employment, postings, and formal recognition for trained Environmental Health Officers, Assistants, and graduates of the School of Hygiene.

The group assured the public that the march will be peaceful and well-organised, featuring structured chants and traditional Jama performances to draw attention to what it describes as over five years of delayed postings and the continued underutilisation of qualified professionals.

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, especially in the face of persistent public health risks across the country.

It further noted that Environmental Health Officers are trained and licensed by the Allied Health Professions Council to protect public health and the environment, yet remain sidelined despite escalating sanitation challenges nationwide.

The group has therefore called on media organisations across print, broadcast, and digital platforms to cover the demonstration, describing it as a civic action undertaken in the national interest.