About PEVAG
A united voice for professional pest management in Ghana
PEVAG brings pest- and vector-control professionals together to advance standards, strengthen competence and promote responsible practice.
Our purpose
The Pest and Vector Control Association of Ghana exists to support a credible, capable and ethical pest-management industry that protects public health, food, property and the environment.
What we do
- Promote professional and
ethical standards - Build technical capacity
through training - Provide public pest and
health education - Represent industry interests
and encourage dialogue - Connect the public with
qualified providers
The standards we stand for
Professionalism
Competent, reliable service delivered with integrity.
Responsibility
Methods that protect people and minimise environmental harm.
Collaboration
A stronger sector built through shared learning and partnership.
Our beginnings
Launched with a shared public-health mission
PEVAG was formally launched in Accra in June 2021, bringing public institutions and industry stakeholders together around infection prevention, vector control, professional standards and public health.
The launch created a national platform for collaboration, stronger practice and greater public confidence in pest and vector management.
Partners represented at the 2021 launch
These organisations were represented as partners at PEVAG’s launch. Links below lead to their current official websites.
Local Government Ministry
Launch-era public-sector partner; now the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs.
Ministry of Health
Ghana’s lead ministry for national health policy and public-health coordination.
Environmental Protection Authority
Ghana’s environmental regulator, known as the Environmental Protection Agency at the time of launch.
Zoomlion Ghana Limited
Ghanaian environmental sanitation and waste-management company represented at the launch.
Ghana FDA
Ghana’s regulator for the safety, quality and efficacy of food, medicines, medical devices and other regulated products.
Ghana Health Service
Ghana’s public-health service responsible for implementing national health policy and delivering preventive and community-based health programmes.
Association of Ghana Industries (AGI)
Ghana’s leading private-sector association, representing manufacturers and industries through advocacy, business support and industrial development.
Environmental Service Providers Association (ESPA)
The umbrella association of private environmental-service and waste-management providers supporting sustainable sanitation in Ghana.
CONIWAS
The Coalition of NGOs in Water and Sanitation advances equitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene through civil-society collaboration and policy advocacy.
