The Health Inspectorate forms part of the Environmental Health Directorate within the Department for Health Regulation of the Ministry for Health. Environmental Health Officers are responsible to safeguard and protect human health. This is carried out by:

– Ensuring that food produced, distributed, marketed and consumed by humans meets the highest possible standards of food safety       and hygiene.

– Carrying out environmental health policies emanating from the Public Health Act, 2003. (Act XIII of 2003; Chapter 465).

– Participating in ‘health protection issues’ as may be directed from time-to – me by the Director General (Health) through the                     Director Environmental Health.

Services:

– Investigation of Public Health issues.

– Reduction of the incidence of communicable diseases and health hazards.

– Monitoring of food products.

– Monitoring of the quality of drinking and recreational water.

– Monitoring of institutions.

– Rodent Control.

– Controlling of the importation and exportation of food stuffs.

– Supervision of the proper interment and repatriation of human remains.

– Recommendations to licensing authorities and issue of licenses pertaining to the Superintendent of Public Health.