PUBLIC HEALTH

The Department of Public Health interacts with several pieces of legislations some of which are: –

1. The Constitution of Zambia
2. The Public Health Act Cap 295.
3. The Food and Drugs Act Cap No 7 of 2019
4. The Liquor Licensing Act, No.20 Of 2011
5. The Control of Dogs Act Cap 421
6. Local Government Act No 2 of 2019
7. Several Statutory instruments and By-laws
8. Solid Waste regulation and Management Act 2018(No 20 of 2018)
9. Environmental Management Act, 2011 (No 12 of 2011)

MAIN FUNCTIONS:

1. Food Quality monitoring
2. Meat and Meat Products Inspection
3. Water Quality Monitoring
4. Waste Management
5. Pests/Vector Control
6. Health Education
7. Control of Public Nuisances
8. Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases
9. Inspection of premises
10. Spearheading the keep Zambia Clean Green and Health Campaign

DESCRIPTION OF FUNCTIONS

1. FOOD QUALITY MONITORNG
2. Food quality control
3. Seizure of food staffs
4. Issuance of Disposal certificates
5. Food permits
6. Food poisoning investigations
7. Food Sampling
8. Food Complaints/Food poisoning investigations
9. Food Quality Control

1. MEAT AND MEAT PRODUCTS INSPECTION

• Meat inspection
• Management of waste
• Monitor/report diseases to Veterinary department

1. WATER QUALITY MONITORING
   • Water sampling (urban and Rural areas)
   • Water analysis Routine inspections
   • Distribution of treatment chemicals e.g. Chlorine in times of need
2. WASTE MANAGEMENT

• Monitor waste Generation
• Collection, Transportation, Disposal
• Street sweeping/cleansing
• Waste management contracts to third parties
• Issuance of permit to use dump site
• Supervision of private companies managing waste

1. SCRUTINY OF BUILDING PLANS

• Check on compliance with the Building Regulations
• Final inspection of buildings for purpose of issuing occupation certificates
• Issuance of Partial Occupational certificate
• Issuance of Full Occupational certificates

1. PESTS/ VECTOR CONTROL

• Spraying
• EIC services
• Spraying (including indoor residual spraying)
• Fumigation (e.g.  Bee eradication)
• Dog population control
• Trainings

1. CONTROL OF PUBLIC NUISANCES

• Conduct patrols
• Attend to public complaints
• Prosecutions
• IEC activities

1. PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

• IEC activities
• Enforcement of statutes on prevention
• Distribution of preventive materials/chemicals
• Contact tracing
• Burial of the dead (unclaimed bodies)
• Facilitation of multi sector approaches
• Resource mobilization.