Jamaica - Caribbean Environmental Health Institute

• Ms. Denise Haiduk, (MSc. Cleaner Production), represented the Ministry of Healthand showed overwhelming support for the initiative. She contributed to thetechnical session by identifying that in some instances, a change in the perceptioncould make a difference e.g. using a lower grade (and cheaper) water for sanitationetc. while maintain higher grade potable water for food processing could not onlycut down on operations cost, but was also beneficial in terms of limiting waste ofwater resources. She indicated that a culture change was required to accomplish thisas low grade water may not always be aesthetically appealing, but could beadequate for certain operations.• Health concerns were raised• There was a need for basic research e.g. to facilitate risk analyses and to beproactive.Figure 2 CEHI Programme Director contributing to the discussionAFTERNOON SESSIONA documentary prepared by CEHI was presented by CEHI’s Programme Officer, Ms.Shermaine Glasgow. She indicated to participants that due to budgetaryconsiderations the footage was shot mainly in St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago, butthat an attempt was made to capture issues relevant to all Member States. She furtherexplained that in the video, there were strong linkages between agro-processing andthe tourism sector. She then asked them to view the contents critically with a view todiscussing areas that were particularly relevant to the Jamaica scenario.