Main Office
First Floor, Old Administration Building
Main Street, Road Town
Virgin Islands (British) VG1110
The Environmental Health Division delivers a host of environmental health services through five existing programmes:
- Food Hygiene
- Water Quality and Institutional Hygiene
- Vector Control
- Wastewater and General Environmental Sanitation
- Port Health
The activities of the specific programmes are carried out by trained Environmental Health Officers who are assigned to the Public Health District and in some cases special duties under a programme. The Vector Control Unit is staffed with eight Vector Control Officers who visit all premises around the territory to conduct surveillance for mosquito breeding.
Mission
The Environmental Health Division is in the business of ensuring that all aspects of the environment with the potential to negatively impact health are managed efficiently to enable all persons in the BVI to attain and maintain optimal health and social well-being.
Vision
To exhibit a level of professionalism in the field of environmental health that exemplifies service above self and a model of best practices that reflect practitioners of the 21st Century.
What's Happening Within Our Department?
| Fogging Schedule For Tortola |
28 Sep 2022 - 11:46am
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| Food Handlers Training Course Scheduled For September 27 |
14 Sep 2022 - 12:53pm
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| Virgin Islands Building Vector Management Capacity |
2 Sep 2022 - 4:53pm
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| Eight Suspected Cases Of Hand Foot And Mouth Disease |
17 Aug 2022 - 5:31pm
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| Residents Advised Of Capri Sun Wild Cherry Juice Recall |
16 Aug 2022 - 5:01pm
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| Entrenamiento Para La Comunidad Hispana Sobre Como Manejar Los Alimentos |
26 Jul 2022 - 1:56pm
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| New COVID-19 Variants Emerge - Public Urged To Remain Vigilant |
13 Jul 2022 - 1:52pm
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| HOA Statement: Minister for Health and Social Development - Outbreak Of Monkey pox Cases In Non-Endemic Countries |
26 May 2022 - 4:46pm
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| Jif Peanut Butter Recall- Potential Contamination |
24 May 2022 - 4:52pm
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| No Derelicts Left Behind Campaign Underway |
2 Dec 2021 - 12:20pm
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Mr. Lionel Michael
Chief Environmental Health Officer
Department Contact Information
To make contact with Environmental Health Division, see below for contact information:
Environmental Health
Business Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Other Locations
Valley, Virgin Gorda
Port Purcell
Beef Island
Long Bush
Email Address: ehd@gov.vg
Telephone:1(284) 468-5110
Fax:1(284) 468-5109