This section is responsible for the following:

• Food quality control
  • Inspection of food
    • Seizure of food staffs
    • Issuance of Condemnation certificates
    • Food permits
    • Food Complaints
    • Food poisoning investigations
  • Food Sampling
    • Routine
    • Food Complaints
    • Food poisoning investigations
  • Meat inspection
• Water quality control
  • Water sampling
  • Water analysis
• General inspection of premises as routine and purpose of licensing
  These inspections are either conducted as routine or for the purpose of recommendation for licensing.
  • Inspection of liquor premises (i.e. bars, bottle stores, night clubs etc.)
    • Procedures for acquiring a liquor license
  • Inspection of food premises
    • Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) practice
  • Inspection of nursery schools, boarding/lodging houses
    • Conditions for running a day nursery school

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• Scrutiny of building plans
  • Check on compliance with the Building Regulations
    • Room size
    • Drainage
    • Lighting & Ventilation

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• Final inspection of buildings for purpose of issuing occupation certificates
  • Issuance of Partial Occupational certificate
  • Full Occupational certificates

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• Waste management
  • Generation
  • Storage
  • Collection
  • Transportation
  • Disposal
• Waste Management Districts (WMDs)
  • Waste management contracts
• Street sweeping/cleansing

This section is also responsible dumpsite management and currently maintains the Koloko dumpsite.

Common pests

• Cockroaches
• Flying insects such as house flies, mosquitoes etc.
• Pest of stored products
• Rodents
• Bird pests

The pest control program is a prerequisite in public health practice and the activities performed in the section to control each type of pest are as follows:

• Spraying (including indoor residual spraying)
• Fumigation (e.g.  Bee eradication)
• Larviciding
• Vegetation clearing
• Dog population control
• Bee eradication

These interventions are in line with the Integrated Pest Management (IPM).

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a strategy to safely and economically manage pest populations through a well-balanced combination of control practices such as:

• Management of cemeteries: The section operates designated burial sites namely Kantolomba, Kawama, Kansenshi and Mitengo.
• Death registration
• Export of Human Remains

• Assessment of Individual and Community Needs for Health Education
• Health Education Strategies, Interventions, and Programs
• Communicate and Advocate for Health and Health Education
  • Information, Education, Communication (IEC) materials
  • Trainings
  • Public Meetings
  • Drama performances
  • Public Address System