Kokopo Market

Though the market facility is not enclosed, it is dubbed as one of the best in the country in terms of having a clean and safe environment.  

However, the facility has been targeted in the past couple of years by loiterers who indulge in pick pocketing and stealing, as well as opportunists who use it to disrupt public peace. The latter has already led to one death and multiple injuries, apart from the disturbances caused to vendors and other users. 

The declaration is based on the World Health Organization's (WHO) and National Department of Health's (NDoH) Healthy Island Concept (HIC).

WHO Representative Nola N'drewei said Kokopo market is currently modelled as a healthy marketplace after fulfilling several HIC standards.

The standards include water and sanitation, waste management, and general layouts and operations of the market.

She lauded the ENB provincial market authority for the careful management of market infrastructure and the overall layout of the market.