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• Civic Centre, 14th Street
• Luanshya.Council@cbt.gov.zm
• Monday to Friday 08:00 - 17:00

                  MANDATE

• The departmental mandate focuses on preventing diseases, protecting health and promoting healthy living in communities.
• This mandate is actualized through the provision of public health and environmental health services.

                   Key Public health Services by Luanshya Municipal Council

• Solid waste management
• Food safety and hygiene
• Environmental health and sanitation
• Inspection and Licensing support for trading premises
• Vector and Pest control
• Dog registration and control
• Cemetery and funeral services
• Public health complaints and nuisance abatement.
• Community health education and sensitization.

                          PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT SECTIONS

Currently, the department has three (3) sections namely:

1.Cleansing

2.Inspectorate

3.Funerals

     
Zaone market traders and Council employees pose of a photo after the weekly Keep Zambia Clean, Green and Healthy exercise on 08/05/26

Public cleansing – disinfection of markets

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMNT

• The district has six (6) solid waste management service zones:

Zone A – Mpatamatu and surrounding areas

Zone B – Roan and surrounding areas

Zone C – Kamirenda and Ndeke

Zone D – Mikomfwa including Zamefa Compound

Zone E – Newtown,Mine area, Town area excluding CBD

Zone F – Fisenge –Baluba and surrounding areas

                2.INSPECTORATE SECTION

The section is responsible for:

• Promotion of food safety and hygiene.
• Promotion of environmental health and sanitation (Community sanitary inspections, water quality monitoring etc).
• Premises Inspection.
• Vector and pests control
• Dog registration and control
• Public health nuisance abatement
• Enforcements
• Community health education/sensitization

Community Sensitization on public health matters in settlements

Meat inspection at Luanshya Abattoir

Dog registration at Kamirenda Market

3.FUNERALS SECTION

The section is responsible for:

• Administration and management of burial-related public health functions.
• Allocation and management of burial spaces.
• Issuance and management of relevant burial permits and records.
• Safe and dignified and disposal of unclaimed bodies.