Name: Barataria Health Centre

Region: North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA)

Address: Eighth Avenue and Seventh Street, Barataria

Phone: (868)-638-2124/ 638-6772

Name: Arouca Health Centre

Region: North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA)

Address: Corner George Street and Golden Grove Road, Arouca

Phone: (868)-225-3072 

Name: Aranguez Health Centre

Region: North West Regional Health Authority (NWRHA)

Address: Aranguez Main Road, Aranguez

Phone: (868)-638-2120

Name: Arima District Health Facility

Region: North Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA)

Address: Queen Mary Avenue, Arima

Phone: (868)-612-2454

The aim of the Veterinary Public Health Unit is to protect and advance human health through the application of veterinary knowledge and skills. The Veterinary Public Health Unit is responsible for the following:

The Trinidad Public Health Laboratory provides diagnostic and supportive services and the surveillance of communicable diseases in a prompt and efficient manner in order to improve the health status of the people of Trinidad and Tobago. As an important arm of the Ministry’s Public Health Service, the Trinidad Public Health Laboratory is responsible for the following functions:

• HIV and AIDS Coordinating Unit
• Queen's Park Counselling Centre and Clinic
• Population Programme Unit
• HIV Counselling and Testing Sites
• HIV Facts

What Are Public Health Inspectors?

Public Health Inspectors, members of the Primary Health Care Team approach, function under the Environmental Health Division of the Ministry of Health. Their role in preventative medicine include being committed to monitor, regulate, improve, maintain and adequately safeguard the public health and environmental health of Trinidad and Tobago.

Core Function of the Pharmacy / Drug Inspectorate:
Includes reviewing, approving and registering drugs (antibiotics and narcotics) for the use in the country, ongoing monitoring and surveillance of these drugs, maintenance of drug formulary, monitoring for adverse effects regarding drugs etc. It also provides an optimal level of pharmaceutical care by monitoring and ensuring the proper use of effective, affordable, quality drugs (antibiotics and narcotics), equitable availability and accessibility to the citizens of Trinidad and Tobago.

The mission of the Nutrition and Metabolism Division of the Ministry of Health is to promote healthy lifestyles by providing high quality nutrition education, through sustainable and evidence-based public health nutrition programmes & dietetic services to the population of Trinidad and Tobago, guided by established policies and best-practice standards.