{"id":125,"date":"2019-07-23T14:32:14","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T14:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ashma\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2020-07-06T13:04:56","modified_gmt":"2020-07-06T13:04:56","slug":"health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.ashma.gov.gh\/index.php\/departments\/health\/","title":{"rendered":"Health"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>Department of Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The department of Health at the Municipal\n Assembly level consists of the office of the District Medical Officer \nof Health and the Environmental Health Unit.<br>\n                              <br>\n                              <strong>The functions of the Department of Health are to:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>advise on the construction and rehabilitation of clinics and health centers or facilities;<\/li><li>assist in the operation and \nmaintenance of all health facilities under the jurisdiction of \nthe&nbsp;regional and district coordinating council;<\/li><li>assist to undertake health education and family immunization and nutrition programmes;<\/li><li>coordinate works of health centers or posts or community based health workers;<\/li><li>facilitate collection and analysis of data on health;<\/li><li>promote and encourage good health and sanitation;<\/li><li>facilitate diseases control and prevention;<\/li><li>advise on management of the sick;<\/li><li>assist to formulate, plan and \nimplement district health policies within the framework of national \nhealth policies and guidelines provided by the Minister of Health;<\/li><li>provide reports on the implementation of policies and programes relating to health in the District Assembly<\/li><li>advise the Assembly on all matters relating to health including diseases in the District;<\/li><li>advise on the:<\/li><li>appointment, discipline, posting and transfer of health personnel within the district,<\/li><li>formulation and appointment of \nDistrict Health management Committee, Advisory Boards, Committee of \nDisrtict Hospital, Polyclinics and Health Centers,<\/li><li>supervision and control of all District health Institutions, and<\/li><li>collection of health statistical data and other relevant information,<\/li><li>advise on the licensing and regulation of provision of medical care services by the private sector in the district;<\/li><li>facilitate activities relating to mass immunization and screening for diseases treatment in the district;<\/li><li>assist to educate and inform residents of the district on sanitation and personal hygiene;<\/li><li>facilitate and assist in regular \ninspection of the district for detection of nuisance of any condition \nlikely to be offensive or injurious to human health;<\/li><li>assist in efficient management of \nclinical care, community health care and environmental health&nbsp; services \nin the district infrastructure, to clean the district hospitals, \npolyclinics, health posts and dressing stations;<\/li><li>assist to establish, install, build and control public latrines, lavatories, urinals and wash places;<\/li><li>assist the Assemblies in the licensing\n of persons to build and operate public latrines, lavatories, urinals, \nwash houses and related services in the District;<\/li><li>monitor the activities of the operators and report to the District Assembly;<\/li><li>assist to establish, maintain and carry out services for the removal and treatment of liquid waste;<\/li><li>advise on the regulation and provision\n of services for removal and treatment of liquid waste by the private \nsector, persons authorized or licensed by the District Assembly;<\/li><li>assist to establish, maintain and \ncarry out the removal and disposal of refuse, filth and carcasses of \ndead animals from any public place;<\/li><li>advise on the regulation and provision\n of services by the private sector licensed by the District Assembly for\n the removal, disposal and processing of refuse, filth and carcasses of \nanimals;<\/li><li>assist to regulate any trade or \nbusiness which may be harmful or injurious to public health or a source \nof danger to the public or which otherwise is in the interest to \nregulate;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>assist to provide for the inspection \nof meat, fish, vegetables and other foodstuff and liquids of whatever \nkind or nature, whether intended for sale or not and to seize, destroy \nand otherwise deal with such foodstuff or liquids as are unfit for human\n consumption;<\/li><li>facilitate supervision and control of \nthe manufacture of foodstuffs and liquids of whatever kind or nature \nintended for human consumption;<\/li><li>assist to provide, maintain, supervise\n and control slaughter houses and pounds and all such matters and things\n as may be necessary for the convenient use of such slaughter houses;<\/li><li>advise on licensing of persons and regulations of the provision of slaughter houses and related services;<\/li><li>facilitate the prevention and dealing with the outbreak and prevalence of any diseases;<\/li><li>advise on the prevention of the \nspreading and examination of tsetse fly, mosquitoes, rat, bugs, and \nother vermin in the district;<\/li><li>advise on the establishment and maintenance of cemeteries and crematoria; or<\/li><li>advise and encourage the keeping of \nanimals in the district including horses, cattle, sheep and goats, \ndomestic pets and poultry; and<\/li><li>assist in the control of noise, odour, dust and smoke pollution.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Health The department of Health at the Municipal Assembly level consists of the office of the District Medical Officer of Health and the Environmental Health Unit. 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