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Further Improvements in Health for OECS Residents
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Further Improvements in Health for OECS Residents
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Contact: John Emmanuel Friday, February 23, 2001 - There’s a further attempt here in St. Lucia and the wider OECS to ensure that the health of the sub-region’s people is not compromised. The latest initiative involves the Caribbean Environmental Health Institute (CEHI), which has just acquired two vital pieces of equipment. Costing approximately US$200,000, the equipment will enable CEHI to identify and quantify harmful metals and toxic pollutants in water, plant and animal material. Executive Director of CEHI, Vincent Sweeney, revealed that his organization "has in fact found unacceptably high levels of pesticides in raw water supplies and potential sources of supply." "The new equipment will allow accurate and rapid determination of types of pesticides and potential sources of pesticides so that corrective measures can be taken," he said. Mr. Sweeney also said the equipment will prove invaluable in maximizing on the multi-million dollar investments that the governments of St. Lucia and other OECS territories are making in developing new sanitary landfills. The equipment was commissioned earlier this week by acting Health Minister Hon. Michael Gaspard at a ceremony at CEHI’s headquarters on the Morne. |
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