Part Six: Health facilities and services

The Wallis and Futuna Health Agency is a national public administrative body with administrative and financial autonomy, administered by a Board of Directors and headed by a Director. It is subject to an administrative, budgetary and accounting system and to State control adapted to the specific nature of its missions.

The Agency’s Board of Directors is chaired by the Senior Administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, representing the State. In addition to its Chairman, the Agency’s Board of Directors comprises seven categories of members: 1° Members of Parliament elected in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands ; 2° Representatives of the Territorial Assembly, including, by right, the President of this Assembly; 3° Representatives of traditional chiefs; 4°…

The health agency may include a unit responsible for providing specialist advice on the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and, where appropriate, prevention of human poisoning, known as a “poison control centre”.

The Health Agency is responsible for health protection in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1. It draws up a public health programme taking into account the health priorities established by the health conference provided for in article L. 1524-1. This programme focuses in particular on protecting the health of mothers, young children, school-age children and workers, as well as combating communicable diseases, alcoholism, drug addiction and mental…

No person may be a member of the Board of Directors : 1° In more than one capacity ; 2° If he is subject to the incapacity provided for inarticle L. 6 of the Electoral Code; 3° If he is a supplier of goods or services, bound to the agency by contract or an employee of the agency. However, the incompatibility resulting from the status of salaried employee does not…