ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICE
Contemporary environmental health services by promoting and protecting public health and safety through collaboration innovation and strategic standard enforcement.
Food Handlers’ Certificate
Food handlers or food vendors medical is done solely at the sub metros. All two (2) sub metros
Note:This process takes two (2) weeks to complete and only medically fit clients will be issued with the food handler’s card.
Hospitality Premises
- Standard enforcement
- Safety
- Health impact
- Sanitation
- Pest control
- Environmental and health impact control
Industrial premises
- Standard and environmental monitoring
- Prevent and control pollution
- Health and safety
- Environmental monitoring
Disinfection & Disinfestation
Application letter addressed to the Unit Head (Metro Environmental Health Unit)
Destruction of Unwholesome Items
Application letter addressed to the Unit Head (Metro Environmental Health Unit) specifying the item to be destroyed and quantity.
Suitability Health Certificates
Client should go to the Metro Environmental Health Office Adjecent the Police Headquarters and opposite the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly Main Office
Environmental Monitoring Control
- Noise nuisance
- Smoke nuisance
- Dust nuisance
Complaint of noise nuisance should be made at the Metro Environmental Health Unit.
A letter indicating the area, the address and signature of the affected persons should be added as a supporting document.
Grave Space Acquisition
All burials in the Tamale Metropolis must first pass through this Unit, after obtaining burial permit from Births and Deaths Department. Whether at a public, private or a family cemetary.
To obtain a grave space you will need the medical cause of death from an approved health institution.
Exportation of Human Body (Whole Or Parts)
One would need;
- Application letter addressed to the Unit Head (Metro Environmental Health Unit)
- Cause of death (communicable diseases will not be exported)
- Embalmment Certificate (specifying the chemical used)
- Photocopy of passport
- Payment is made through the approved payment systems in accordance with the gazetted fee.
Note: this is done in a day
Exhumation
One would need;
- Application letter addressed to the Unit Head (Metro Environmental Health Unit)
- Court order (From a Higher Court)
- Copy of burial permit
- Death certificate
- Cause of death
- Identification of the disease person
- Identification of grave or burial place
- Payment is made through the approved payment systems in accordance with the gazetted fee.
Pauper Burial / Unclaimed Bodies
One would need;
- Police (Coroner’s certificate from court)
- Letter from Police or verbal complain to the Director
Note: All pauper cases should be reported to the police.
Mass Burial
Application letter addressed to the Director (Metro Public Health Department)
