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Name: Luke V VonotabuaName of Organization that I belong to: Ministry of
Health - Environmental Health Unit.
Minister for Health
Chief Executive Officer
Director Public Health
National Advisor Environmental Health
DHI Western
HI Luke Vonotabua
Position Environmental Health Inspector (EHO)
FunctionEnvironmental Health Planning & Management
Pollution Control
Vector Control & Disease Investigation
International Quarantine
Food Quality & Control
Water quality and Sanitation
Health Promotion
Legal Enforcement
SOCIO ECONOMIC STATUS
18,333 square Kilometers
330 islands
16 % of Landmass is suitable for agriculture
Population of 772,655
523,428 are economically active
Major Industrial & Agricultural Sectors – Manufacturing,Tourism,Gold Mining, Garment ,Sugar cane, Fishing and Logging.
The Economy
Very narrow base
Performance largely determined by success of sugar and tourism sector.
Suffered in 1987 & 2000 political crisis.
Environmental Contaminants
Cement factoryMiningManufacturingFood Industry ForestryHousehold ChemicalsAgrochemicals Imports Exports
Environmental Protection Policy
Current status rests on other Ministries
MAFF – agricultural chemicals
MLIR – Industrial Chemicals
MOH – Drugs and Medicines.
Fiji is a signatory of the STOCKHOLM CONVENTION ON PERSITENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS and obliged to call for a unified global campaign to get rid of the stockpiles of dangerous chemicals.
Regulation of environment and industrial chemicals in Fiji.
Environmental management Act Passed.
Not in force
Regulation has not been written up.Agricultural Chemicals – Under Pesticides Act
Industrial Chemicals – Poisons and Drugs Act
Monitoring Systems in Fiji Currently there is no monitoring system in place and studies are done to determine the extent and types of chemicals existing and used by the industries.
Major Technology for Monitoring of Environmental and Industrial
Chemicals
Various Ministries responsible are involved in the monitoring of the environment for presence of chemicals.
MOH – responsible for monitoring pollution throughout the country to safeguard the health of the people.
Experience
Survey and assessment of the impact of chemicals to determine the extent of contamination from chemicals, pesticides and weedicide used in Fiji.
Purpose of Attending Course
To learn how assessment should be done.
What are the Equipments Used.
How to use the equipments.