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BIRTH AND DEATH REGISTRY
 21, Dec 2016

​DISABILITY FUNDS
What is disability fund?
This is two percent (2%) of the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF) allocated to Persons with Disability in the District. For the effective utilization of the fund, a District Fund Management Committee is put in place to oversee the disbursement and utilization of the fund to the PWDs.

Who qualifies to access the disability fund?

  1. Visually impaired
  2. Hearing and speech impaired
  3. Physically challenged
  4. Multiple Disabled person

How to access the fund?

  • Person with disability applies to the District Chief Executive stating all necessary details
  • The applications are referred to the Fund Management Committee
  • The committee meets and sorts the applicants within seven (7) working days
  • Applicants are interviewed or talked to within fourteen (14) working days
  • After satisfaction with the authenticity of applicants as person with disability, the applications are reviewed and approved.
  • A report is written by the committee stating the names, type of disability, applicant’s profession, amount requested, the urgency of the applicant’s need, age and sex of applicant.
  • A report is written by the committee stating the names, type of disability, applicant’s profession, amount requested, the urgency of the applicant’s need, age and sex of applicant.

The reports are submitted to the District Chief Executive and the Internal Audit Unit and upon satisfaction; a P.V. is prepared with the names of approved individual. Beneficiaries are invited to the Assembly by the committee within one month for payment with their identification cards.

Balance of unpaid sums are kept with the Assembly for continuous payment to those beneficiaries who could not make it earlier. The Management Committee from time to time checks on the payees. All payments are made in cash.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

The Health Service is responsible for :

  1. Create Data Base
  2. Creating and maintaining a database on all premises and facilities of environmental importance in the District.
  3. Inspect All Premises
  4. Inspect all premises to identify their state of sanitation and public health e.g. Domiciliary, Health care, Industries, Hospitality facilities, Schools, Shops etc. to ascertain as to their state of sanitation & hygiene and take all necessary actions for their remedy.

Monitor the Environment

  • Monitor environmental sanitation facilities and activities.
  • Compilation and reporting of problems requiring inter-sectorial collaboration.
  • Management of environmental sanitation complaints.
  • Provide health education and promotion on appropriate environmental health issues.
  • Educate the public on safe and hygienic waste disposal methods, practices and technologies
  • Educate the public on safe keeping animals and control the straying of domestic animals.

Food Hygiene.

  • Cop bar/Restaurant inspection
  • Inspection of drinking bars
  • Inspection of purified water producing factories
  • Daily inspection of the slaughter house to ensure meat is handled under hygienic conditions in the market.
  • Inspection of Food/Drink premise to ensure food/drink for public consumption is prepared and sold under hygienic conditions.

Premises Inspection

  • Inspection of Private premises
  • Guest Houses / Hostel premises inspection
  • Inspection of factories
  • Prevent mosquito and houseflies breeding as well as vectors of public health importance.
  • Supervise work by solid waste management companies in the District.

Market Inspection

  • Conduct regular market inspection to ensure good sanitation and personal/food hygiene is practiced in the market.
  • Ensure all food vendors operating in the market are medically screened.
  • Ensure regular cleaning of the market

Sanitary Complaints from the Public

  • All complaints by the public shall be registered with the particulars of the complainant well documented.
  • All complaints shall be attended to within 24 hours to 5 Working days.
  • Identity of complainant shall be protected.

Acquisition Of Food Vendors/Handlers Certificate

The Ahafo Ano South-West District Assembly (Control of Restaurant and Eating-Houses) By-Laws, requires any person wishing to operate a restaurant or eating house or anyone who engage in the preparation, handling or serving prepared food in any Restaurant or eating house to be medically certified as free from any communicable disease and renew such certification as directed by appropriate medical authority.

Who can apply?

All individuals or organizations wishing to operate, handle, serve or sell food within the District.

How to apply

  1. Purchase a medical form from the Environmental Health Officer at the Assembly.
  2. Submit the medical form to a medical laboratory facility assigned for that matter for medical examination the same day.
  3. The form will be given to you with the result and one (1) passport size pictures to the District Environmental Health Officer.
  4. When found to be medically fit to handle, prepare, serve or sell food, the certificate is issued accordingly.

Please Note:
• Fee charged by the Assembly for issuance of Food Vendors/Handlers Certificate is subject to change and regulated by Fee Fixing Resolution adopted by the General Assembly annually.

Licensing Of Hospitality Facility/Premises

Owners, managers or operators of Motel, Guest House, Hostel, Restaurant and Eating-houses are required to acquire Environmental Sanitation Inspection Certification from the Assembly on the suitability of their facility or premises for the intended purpose and renew same annually.

Who can apply?
All individuals or organizations operating or wishing to operate a Hotel, Motel, Hostel, Restaurant or Eating-House within the District.

How to Apply

  1. Purchase application form from Revenue Office at main office.
  2. Submit the completed application form to the District Environmental Health Officer at the assembly block

Requirements

  • Must have registered with the Registrar General’s Department and have been issued with certificate of incorporation/certificate to commence Business.
  • Introductory letter from Ghana Tourist Authority.
  • Evidence of medically certified attendants to operate in the hospitality facility.

Processing Procedure

  1. Officers from Environmental and Health Unit inspect Applicant’s premises and submit report on findings within three (3) working days of submissions of application form.
  2. District Environmental and Public Health Officer issues a certificate of suitability to the applicant for the attention of the Ghana Tourism Authority within ten (10) working days after the inspection.
  3. The applicant is informed to contact Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) for his/her license after the issuance of the Health Inspection Certificate.
  4. The District Environmental Health Officer upon approval by Ghana Tourism Authority recommends the Applicant to the Assembly for registration and issuance of Business Operating permit (BOP) at an approved fee.

Please Note:
Fee charged by the Assembly depends on the type, size and location of the business. Fees are subject to change and regulated by fee fixing
resolution adopted by the Assembly annually

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