Decree No. 70/2023 approving the Statute of the General Health Inspectorate. País/Territorio Mozambique Tipo de documento Reglamento Fecha 2023 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Boletim da República, I Série, No. 241, 15 December 2023. Materia Medio ambiente gen., Agua Palabra clave Institución Procedimientos judiciales/procedimientos administrativos Monitoreo Control de la contaminación Protección del medio ambiente Salud pública Evaluación/manejo de riesgos Contaminación de las aguas dulces Inspección Alcantarillado Efluente de aguas residuales/vertido Área geográphica Africa, Africa Oriental, Océano Índico, Países menos desarrollados Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Resumen This Decree approves the Statute of the General Health Inspectorate (IGS), as a national public institution, endowed with legal personality, with technical, administrative and financial autonomy. The IGS carries out inspection and monitoring activities in all areas of healthcare provision, sanitation, disease prevention, maintenance and improvement of Public Health, whether by institutions, services and bodies of the Ministry that oversees the area of health, or by this guardian, or by private entities, natural or legal persons, whether profit-making or non-profit. IGS has the following competencies in the field of Environmental and Occupational Health Inspection: 1. inspect and monitor the sanitary conditions of markets, public spaces and institutions, namely schools, training institutes, boarding schools, daycare and children's centres; 2. monitor the discharge points of sewage networks that may pose a risk to public health; 3. monitor urban solid waste deposit sites and landfills; 4. monitor places where animals are raised, slaughtered and sold for human use and consumption; 5. monitor land for public utility purposes, public buildings, factories and public or private commercial activity, to ensure their maintenance and operation in appropriate conditions; 6. monitor the sanitary conditions of housing, through public complaint, duly instructed; 7. monitor industries or commercial facilities that may cause odors, fluids or noises that pose a risk to public health, etc. Texto completo Portugués Página web www.legis-palop.org