Directorate of environmental health and sanitation- dehs

07/02/2023

Happy Birthday to a remarkable leader and the backbone/ Program Manager of WASH! ,A program under the Directorate, Your unwavering dedication, strategic vision, and passion for excellence are truly inspiring. On this special day, may you be surrounded by joy, love, and laughter. Here's wishing you a day as amazing as you are, and a year filled with success and fulfillment. Cheers to many more years of your contributions to WASH and the world! Enjoy your day, Boss!

30/01/2023

*Update: 29012023*

Our Director, Directorate of Environmental Health and Sanitation, Mrs. Doris Bah received an invitation from Her Excellency, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, " the AMCOW Ambassador for Sanitation and Hygiene for Africa" to participate in the official launch of Sanitary pads for adolescents scheduled for Bo City, on February 2, 2023.

This glaringly shows the total commitment, resilience shown, passion put, result oriented, dedication our Boss has for her work, the many lives she has touched positively and key achievements she has had to improve sanitation in Sierra Leone.

Please see the invitation.

Let's all continue to work hard to achieve more together, and change the sanitation landscape in Sierra Leone.

Sincerely,
Dauda.

25/01/2023

*Update: 25/01/2023* *DEHS engaged key donor partners on Sanitation*

With deeper thought on ways to strengthen coordination and mobilized resources to improve sanitation in healthcare facilities, schools and communities.

A strategic planning meeting was held today at the DEHS conference hall in Cline Town with our key donor partners, UNICEF and JHIPIEGO.

Our pristine, astute and eloquent Director, Mrs Doris Bah (PhD) explained that the purpose of the meeting was to track donor partners implementing activities on sanitation in schools, healthcare facilities, communities using the 4W Matrix.

The Representative from JPIEGO stated that they wanted to start supporting the directorate in healthcare waste management thematic area, coordination, and institutional capacity building.

The newly employed UNICEF - WASH Specialist larvised praises on the Director and team for achievements made so far in WASH interventions. He emphatically mentioned that UNICEF is here to support the MoHS through the Directorate.

Some critical action points were noted and will be looked into.

See pictorial evidences.

Sincerely,
David Quee.

24/01/2023

24/01/2023

Environmental Health is one of the two main components of public health field. Environmental Health Services are essential components of the continuum of health services and a precursor to the efficacy of the other components of health services continuum of care in Sierra Leone.

These are our Six Core Programs in the Directorate
1. Integrated Waste Management Program
2. Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Program
3. Housing and Vector Control Program
4. Food Safety and Quality Control Program
5. Occupational Health and Safety Program
6. Port Health Services Program