Welcome to the Department of Environmental Health and Sanitation Education at the College of Agriculture Education, AAMUSTED. Our journey began a little over a decade ago with a mandate to train produce competent professionals for environmental sanitation service delivery. In line with this and through our well-crafted diploma and undergraduate programmes, we have produced more than 2,000 professionals who currently work in the sanitation and allied health sector. Our curriculum provides practical training to students on campus and combines this with internships in selected companies across the country. Our students therefore acquire practical knowledge from industry during their study thereby providing them a competitive edge over their peers.

The Department has eight vibrant full-time staff engaged in various interdisciplinary research that contribute to solving societal problems. Our staff have excellent track record in both teaching and research. They serve as peer reviewers for both local and international journals and have presented research papers in international symposia and conferences. Overall, the Department has more than 100 peer reviewed research papers published by its core and supporting staff.

We have forged strong partnerships with local and international institutions for collaborative research projects and capacity building. One of these is a collaborative project with the Regional Water and Environmental Sanitation Centre, Kumasi and the NUFFIC which has resulted in the construction of a facility for research into solid waste valorisation. This, together with other research projects, has enabled the Department to gain recognition in the sanitation sector as a leading training institution in environmental health and sanitation. Looking ahead, we seek to strengthen our existing partnership with industry players and increase the number of partner institutions both locally and abroad. To further develop the Department, in the short-term, we plan to roll out three tailored shortcourses, a certificate programme, two masters programmes and two PhD programmes. Our department is poised to contribute to addressing environmental problems in society through cutting edge research and training of manpower.