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ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SERVICES - SEYCHELLES

The Environmental Health services is an essential part of the Division of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health, with its principal aim of 'Protecting public health and enhancing the quality of life of the Seychellois population'.

The mission of Environmental Health is 'To promote the health of all Seychellois citizen through the mobilization of all national resources and with the collaborative effort of the community living in harmony in a healthy environment'.

Environmental Health officers are stationed in all the 16 health centers of the country as well as in the centralized specialist units together with the management team which are based at the Ministry of Health headquarters.

SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE DIFFERENT UNITS

There are six specialized units within the Environmental Health section, each dealing with its own specialized field of work.

Food Control Unit

Public Health Engineering Unit

Vector Control Unit

Port and Airport Health Unit

Environmental Health Impact Assessment Unit

District Environmental Health Officers

For more information about the different units or for seeking advices or even to lodge health complaints, please contact the following telephone numbers.

Environmental health main office 388079

Food control unit 388195

Public health engineering unit 388198

Vector control unit 388199/ 388193

Port and airport health unit 224701/ 384130

Health impact assessment unit 388189

District Environmental health officers can be contacted in their respective health centers.