II. NATIONAL INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS H. Departmental
divisions with specific environmental responsibilities To date,
only two government establishments have set up a division or
unit charged specifically with responsibility for the
environment: the Environmental Planning Section of the Ministry
of Lands, Survey and Natural Resources, and Environmental Health
Services within the Public Health and Primary Health Care
Division of the Ministry of Health. The Environmental Planning
Section is discussed at length elsewhere in this report, but the
Environmental Health Services of the Ministry of Health are less
well known although they have been in existence for two decades.
That existence reflects the long-standing recognition by the
Ministry of Health of the importance of the environment, and the
critical need for the establishment of a specific unit, properly
and appropriately equipped and staffed to deal with
environmental concerns. The Environmental Health Services
section is one of several functional sectio