Environmental Health Services

Goals and Objectives

To facilitate the evaluation and monitoring of the standard of water quality, sanitation and health care risk waste management and disposal for the people of KwaZulu-Natal;
To develop strategies to capacitate Health officials to impart knowledge to the persons of KwaZulu-Natal in order to empower them to be responsible for their own health and quality of life;
To coordinate and manage the implementation of a Food Monitoring System that will ensure that all Domestic and Imported Foodstuffs comply with the provision of all applicable legislation;
To coordinate the rendering of a comprehensive Port Health Service in terms of applicable Legislation at all Points of Entry into the Province of KwaZulu-Natal
To reduce morbidity and mortality from Malaria and to strengthen and improve Environmental Health Information System.

To facilitate and support all the Districts in developing and implementing a programme for conducting community surveys, inspections of generators of Health Care Risk waste and water quality monitoring;
To facilitate participation of all Public hospitals in the Waste Management and disposal contract;
To strengthen the capacity in health and hygiene education for Environmental Health Services in Districts;
Strengthen coordination of the implementation of the Food Monitoring Programme;
To improve the quality of service rendering for Port Health services in the Province;
To further reduce the prevalence and incidence of Malaria morbidity and monitoring by 20% and 5% respectively;
To finalize the improved Environmental Health Information System