On Thursday, 19th October, 2023, a one-day seminar was held in the municipality for food/drink handlers. The seminar was held at the community Center (the Old Assembly block), Effiduase and it started at 9:00 am. Participants were carefully selected from the various zones in the Municipality for the...
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The promotion and construction of household toilets has been one of the major activities of the Environmental Health Unit of the municipal assembly. The unit embarked on a vigorous sensitization and promotion of household toilets. The Unit engaged Landlords and Landladies in a series of health education on...
Introduction Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are different types of pollutants, such as gases, particulates...
Introduction Noise pollution is excessive, distressing and unsolicited sound that can have damaging effects on the environment, humans and animals. To this extent, noise levels that reach 85 decibels or higher are considered dangerous and can impact a person’s hearing. As one of the biggest threats to human...
INTRODUCTION Crude dumping/disposal is the worst of refuse disposal that is still being practiced. It comes along with several dangerous health implications that lead to spread of diseases. Unfortunately, Oyoko had two of this obsolete refuse disposal type located at Adeneagya and near Oyoko Presby Basic School. In...
During the first quarter (January 1st to 31st March, 2023), environmental health and sanitation activities were carried out in an effort to promote and ensure clean environment within the Municipality. Cleaning the Central Business Areas are routinely done by the Youth Employment Authority (YEA) Workers under the Management...
INTRODUCTION This is a fourth quarter monitoring report of food and drinks handlers in the New Juaben North Municipality. It covers activities of all fields staff in relation to compliance to food hygiene and safety. This fourth quarter monitoring is done to access the level of impact of the...
FOOD HYGIENE PUBLIC SENSITISATION The public was sensitized on the Radios, community information centers (CICs) and with P.A van on the need to observe food hygiene and the food drink vendors were educated on the need to undergo medical examination/screening. Also, they were enlightened on the need to keep...
The New Juaben North Municipal Assembly and the Member of Parliament, Nana Adjei Boating have made available relief items to be distributed to victims of the affected students at koforidua technical institute (KOTECH) school in the municipality. The items were the donation of twenty thousand Ghana cedi’s (20,000), eighty...
Introduction Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. There are different types of pollutants, such as gases, particulates and...