State, District and Local Public Health Committees and Public Health Officers.

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Chapter 2 PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEES, PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICERS: FUNCTIONS AND POWERS

Statutory text

(1) For the implementation of the provisions of this Act, the following arrangements shall come into existence from the date notified by the Government, namely:—
- (i) the State Public Health Committee and an implementing officer called the State Public Health Officer at the State level;
- (ii) the District Public Health Committee and an implementing officer called the District Public Health Officer at the District level;
- (iii) the Local Public Health Committee and an implementing officer called Local Public Health Officer at the local level.
(2) Subject to other provisions of this Act,—
- (i) for ensuring public health in the State, District and Local levels, the Public Health Committees shall formulate programmes in the State, District and Local levels respectively;
- (ii) the committees shall evaluate and ensure that the action programmes fomulated by the Government from time to time, to attain the sustainable development goals in the health sector are effectively implemented at appropriate levels;
- (iii) the Public Health Officers shall place the report regarding the activities related to the public health before the committee at least once in three months and the committee shall review the public health activities at appropriate levels.

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