KALULUSHI MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

Public Health Department

The Section is responsible for implementing programmes and projects aimed at preventing, controlling and eliminating diseases in order to promote health and prolong life. The Section is also  responsible for solid waste management and provision of public health education programmes.

Roles of The Public Health Department

  • Food safety inspections and compliance certificates
  • Solid waste collection, street sweeping, and dumpsite management
  • School health education and disease control
  • implement programmes and projects aimed at preventing, controlling and eliminating diseases in the District in order to promote health and prolong life;
  • Implement Environmental Health, Port Health, Food and Drugs policies and legislation in order to mitigate occurrence of disease outbreaks
  • Conduct inspections in the areas of food safety and occupational Health, mitigate nuisances and eliminate infectious diseases in adherence to health standards;
  • Conduct public awareness, health education and enforcing the Public Health Act in order to sensitise communities on matters of public health;
  • Conduct pest and vector control
  • Administer cemeteries, crematoria and provide burial services in order to ensure safe and sanitary disposal of human remains.

UNITS REPORTING DIRECTLY TO THE OFFICE OF THE Public Health Department

The Unit shall be responsible for the implementing programmes and projects aimed at preventing, controlling and eliminating diseases in order to promote health and prolong life.
The Unit is responsible for Implementation of Environmental Health, Port Health, Food and Drugs policies and legislation.

The Unit is responsible for conducting inspections in the areas of food safety,
occupational Health, mitigation of nuisances and infectious diseases in order to
improve quality of life of the communities.

The Unit is responsible for conducting public awareness, health education and
enforcing the Public Health Act

The Unit is responsible for conducting pest and vector control.

The Unit is responsible for the administration of cemeteries, crematoria and
burial services in order to ensure safe and sanitary disposal of human remains.

The Unit is responsible for monitoring and evaluation of health programmes. It
shall also be responsible for collecting, collating and consolidating information in order
to provide the health status of the District.

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