ABDUL-RAZAK HANIFA
Ashaiman
Summary
Principal Environmental Health Assistant with extensive experience in environmental health and community engagement. Achieved a 25% improvement in public health standards through compliance monitoring and health inspections, while implementing digital marketing strategies that increased sanitary facility registrations by 20%.
Overview
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Certification
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Digital Marketing of Sanitary Facilities Facilitator
Unicef/Ashaiman Municipal Assembly
Ashaiman
03.2017 - Current
- Collaborated with municipal management and UNICEF teams to design and implement digital marketing strategies aimed at increasing community engagement and the adoption of sanitary facilities.
- Launched targeted digital campaigns, resulting in a 20% increase in household registrations for toilet facilities and waste management services within 12 months.
- Facilitated and mobilized over 50 communities, enabling 30% of households to acquire improved sanitary facilities, such as toilets and waste bins.
- Led capacity-building workshops for community leaders, equipping over 200 participants with knowledge on promoting hygiene and sanitary facility utilization through digital outreach.
- Developed and monitored performance metrics for community outreach campaigns, achieving a 15% improvement in online inquiries and follow-ups.
Principal Environmental Health Assistant
Ashaiman Municipal Assembly
Ashaiman
11.2012 - Current
- Spearheaded health inspection activities in over 50 communities, achieving 90% adherence to environmental regulations, and significantly reducing health hazards.
- Coordinated and supervised comprehensive environmental health programs across the municipality, ensuring compliance with sanitation and hygiene regulations, leading to a 25% improvement in public health standards.
- Conducted routine assessments of public facilities, ensuring cleanliness and adherence to environmental standards across over 200 locations, safeguarding community health.
- Planned and executed public awareness campaigns, engaging over 10,000 residents on waste segregation, recycling, personal hygiene, and proper waste disposal, enhancing community knowledge and practices.
- Developed and implemented waste management systems with local companies, reducing illegal dumping and open defecation by 30%, improving environmental conditions.
- Performed inspections of food safety and environmental health in diverse settings, aiming to uphold public health standards.
- Supported the Assistant Chief Environmental Health Assistant role by managing daily tasks and coordinating team efforts.
- Disease and vector control, Waste monitoring and compliance, Public education, Enforce environmental health and safety (sanitation) regulations, Support public health programs.
- Pollution control, Wastewater treatment, Sustainability: perform environmental impact assessment and implement new renewable energy systems such as recycling of waste resources, waste to energy, low carbon footprint.
Internship
Total Energies Ghana
07.2025 - 08.2025
- Implemented food safety hygiene protocols, ensuring compliance with HACCP standards to maintain high safety levels.
- Identified and assessed risks to ensure effective management and response plans.
- Implemented environmental protection measures to reduce ecological impact.
- Facilitated employee training sessions, improving skills and overall team performance.
- Developed innovative ideas and solutions, enhancing team performance and achieving better outcomes.
- Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
Education
MSC Environmental Engineering - Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering
University of Mines and Technology
Tarkwa11-2026
Postgraduate Diploma - Environmental Sanitation and Waste Management
University of Science And Technology
Kumasi, Ashanti Region05-2022
Diploma - Environmental Health and Sanitation Education
University of Education Winneba
Mampong, Ashanti Region, Ghana07-2015
Environmental Health Certificate -
School of Hygiene
Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana09-2010
Certification
- 03/2018, Certificate in Microsoft Tools (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint), Bendark I.T Solution
- 03/2017, Certificate of Achievement (Community-Led Urban Environmental Sanitation (LUES) Facilitation Training), UNICEF/Ashaiman Municipal Assembly
- 12/10/2024, KWS KIPP- KWS INJURY PREVENTION PROGRAM
- 04/13/2024, KWS DREM01-INTRODUCTION TO DRILLING ENGINEER
- 09/2022, Environmental Hazard and Global Public Health Certificate, University of Michigan, USA, https://cousera.org/verify/CRWF84D8WB75
- 05/2022, Environmental Management and Ethics Certificate, Technical University of Denmark, Denmark, https://cousera.org/verify/VV9FF36XGLKZ
- 08/2022, Global Diplomacy: The United Nations in the World Certificate, https://cousera.org/verify/WTLXACDXISCD
- 11/2020, Covid-19 Contact Tracing Certificate, Johns Hopkins University, USA, https://coursera.org/verify/5Z8MUR2UC6Y7
- 05/2022, The Global Financial Crisis Certificate, Yale University, USA
Promotion
2025, Assistant Chief Environmental Health Assistant, Conducting sanitary inspections of food safety and premises, markets, schools, factories and oil and gas industries environment occupational health safety and public thoroughfare., Disease and vector control., Waste monitoring and compliance., Public education., Enforce environmental health and safety (sanitation) regulations., Support public health programs., Pollution control., Wastewater treatment., Sustainability: perform environmental impact assessment and implement new renewable energy systems such as recycling of waste resource, waste to energy, low carbon footprint.
Internship
Total Energies Ghana, 07/31/2025, Food safety hygiene HACCP., Risk management., Environmental protection., Employee training and management.
Timeline
Internship
Total Energies Ghana
07.2025 - 08.2025
Digital Marketing of Sanitary Facilities Facilitator
Unicef/Ashaiman Municipal Assembly
03.2017 - Current
Principal Environmental Health Assistant
Ashaiman Municipal Assembly
11.2012 - Current
MSC Environmental Engineering - Department of Environmental and Safety Engineering
University of Mines and Technology
Postgraduate Diploma - Environmental Sanitation and Waste Management
University of Science And Technology
Diploma - Environmental Health and Sanitation Education
University of Education Winneba
Environmental Health Certificate -
School of Hygiene