Environmental health practitioners push for independent regulatory council, stronger sanitation governance

The Ghana Environmental Health Practitioners Association (GEHPA) has called for the establishment of an Environmental Health Council to regulate professional standards, licensing, accreditation and ethics within the environmental health profession. The proposal formed part of a series of resolutions adopted at the Association's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the Institute of Local Government Studies in Madina, Accra, from June 21 to 23, 2026.