PORT HEALTH UNIT

The Port Health Unit is under the purview of the Environmental Health Division. Its main objective is to reduce the risk of entry of infectious diseases into the country and support the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005). (http://www.who.int/ihr/en)

Port Health services are based at each of the border control posts throughout the country. They are Brunei International Airport, Muara Port, Serasa Ferry Terminal, Kuala Lurah and Putat border control posts (Brunei Muara); Sungai Tujoh (Kuala Belait); Puni and Labu (Temburong).

The functions of port health services at Point of Entry as follows:

1.  To carry out environmental health inspection

2.  To carry out vector control activities

3.  To inspect incoming vessels

4.  To issue free pratique to incoming vessels

5.  To screen incoming and outgoing passengers for infectious diseases as necessary

     E.g. Inspection of health declaration forms, vaccination documents

6.  To inspect and oversee the import and export of human remains/corpses.

7.  To provide public health emergency response with the cooperation relevant agencies at Point of Entry

As part of prevention and control of infectious disease from entering of this country, the port health unit was also responsible on the surveillance of infectious diseases in ensuring that all health declaration form and vaccination documents had been provided by incoming travellers and to alert the relevant authorities if a traveller was suspected of having an infectious disease of public health concern. ​