Rodent infestation, revised legislation major concerns - Report
The report was laid in the House of Assembly on September 3, 2012.
According to the report, its scarce resources do not afford a well developed and structured programme and would require additional human resources along with financial support.
There was also a continued persistence of noncompliance by many establishments in failing to maintain optimum standards according to the report. This, it indicated, continued to reveal a weakness in enforcing existing legislations.
The existing legislations, the report noted, do not create much incentive to pursue prosecution due to the very low fines they prescribe and the volume of time and energy consumed in getting the case to court.
Meanwhile, the report added, the negligent establishments, continued to pose a serious health risk to patrons or the general public.
A recommendation was made for these laws to have a more efficient and effective system of
Enforcement made available to the Environmental Health Division in order to reverse the worrying trend.
Additionally, the report stressed that under the Institutional Hygiene Programme there is much need for further development and effectiveness through more collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Health and Social Development, a noted necessity for the establishment of a partnership.
The value of this would be seen in the planning of health related subjects for incorporation and implementation into the school syllabus at the very early stages (preschool and primary school) of learning and ultimately help to inculcate and foster desirable health practices as a lifestyle in the Territory.
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