Mortuary Services Agency as established by the Health Institutions and Facilities ACT 829 on December 31st, 2011 is responsible for licensing, controlling and regulation of facilities connected with the storage, transportation and disposal of human remains (the body of a deceased person or still born child and any part of the body removed in the course of surgical operation). It is in its formative period, and it is located at:
Former Ministry of Health Main Building Ministries, Accra
GPS: GA-110-3586
Tel: (+233) 302 956 550/ 302 960 940
Kumasi Office:
Former Lands Commission Building, Adjacent Appeals Court Ministries Road Adum, Kumasi
GPS: AK-037-2919
Tel: (+233) 322499692
Email: info@moffagov.gh
Website: www.moffa.gov.gh
Mission of MoFFA
The mission of the Mortuaries and Funeral Facilities Agency (MoFFA) is to protect public health incidences in the funeral and death care industry through a process of impartial enforcement, inspection, licensing and education in order to guarantee that services provided by all agents in the sector are conducted professionally and ethically.
Vision of MoFFA
The vision of MoFFA is to become the best one stop agency for the regulation of funeral facilities in the interest of public health in Ghana.
Main Services of MoFFA
MoFFA in accordance with the Act that established it (the Health Institutions and Facilities Act, 2011, (Act 829) performs three primary services- Licensing, Controlling and Monitoring facilities connected with the storage, transportation and disposal of human remains.
The agency as established by the Health Institutions and Facilities on December 31st, 2011 under the ACT 829 is responsible for licensing, controlling and regulation of facilities connected with the storage, transportation and disposal of human remains (the body of a deceased person or still born child and any part of the body removed in the course of surgical operation).
