Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)


The Federal Ministry of Health is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria concerned with the formulation and implementation of policies related to health. It is headed by two Ministers appointed by the President, assisted by a Permanent Secretary, who is a career civil servant.[1] The current Minister of Health is Osagie Ehanire.[2] The current Minister of State for Health is Olorunimbe Mamora.[3][4]

Federal Ministry of Health
Coat of arms of Nigeria
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Nigeria
HeadquartersFederal Secretariat Abuja
Minister responsible
  • Dr. Osagie Ehanire
Websitewww.health.gov.ng

Departments

The Ministry has several departments specializing in different aspects of health care. The Family Health department is concerned with creating awareness on reproductive, maternal and neonatal and child health, ensuring sound nutrition including infant and young child feeding, and care of the elderly and adolescents. The department of Public Health coordinates formulation, implementation and evaluation of public health policies and guidelines. It undertakes health promotion, surveillance, prevention and control of diseases.[5]

Functions of the department of Planning Research And Statistics include developing plans and budgets and monitoring their implementation, serving as Secretariat to the National Council on Health, conducting health research in collaboration with other departments and agencies, institutions and parastatals, conducting operational research and data collection, and performing various coordination functions.[5][6]

Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)[7][8] – Nigeria's Teaching hospitals, Orthopedic Hospitals Federal Medical Centres and National Eye Centers. The department processes appointment of chief medical directors and medical directors, supervises oral health research, develops policies on nursing, coordinates training programmes for nurses and monitors the midwifery service scheme in collaboration with NPHCDA.[5]

The department of Food and Drugs Services formulates national policies, guidelines and strategies on food and drugs, and ensures ethical delivery of pharmaceutical services nationwide. The department sponsors the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development[9] and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, and acts as regulator through the Pharmacists Council of Nigeria,[10] the Institute of Chartered Chemists of Nigeria[11] and the Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria.[12][5]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Contro[13]l is a federal agency under the Ministry.[14] The agency was established in 2011 with the assistance of the US Centers for Disease Control.[15] furthermore,There's Health System Strengthening under federal ministry of health.

mandate of this division is to Plan for human resource for health development.

Functions & Objectives
  • Development of Plans (Rolling, Medium and Perspective) and Preparation of Budgets.
  • Monitoring and Evaluation of Programmes, Projects and Plans Implementation.
  • Serve as Secretariat to the National Council on Health.
  • Conduct research into the sectors over which the Ministry has jurisdiction, in collaboration with other departments and agencies, institutions and parastatals.
  • Conduct research into the internal organizational, operational and management modalities of the Ministry.
  • Routine collection and processing of Data and Statistics relating to the Ministry and the Health Sector.
  • Liaison with relevant bodies outside the Ministry.
  • Coordinating, tracking and assessing MDG projects and programmes.
  • Planning and coordination of Human Resources for Health development.
  • International Health & Resource Mobilization.
  • Implementation of World Bank/African Development Bank Health Systems Development Project.
  • Coordination of National Health Management Information System.
  • Serves as Secretariat of the National Health Research Ethics Committee.

Past and Present Ministers
  • Osagie Ehanire (November 2019 to date)

See also
  • Nigerian Civil Service
  • Federal Ministries of Nigeria
  • Health care in Nigeria

References
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  2. "Profiles of Nigeria's new health ministers Osagie Ehanire and Olorunnimbe Mamora". 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2022-04-20.
  3. "Federal Ministry of Health". Federal Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on 2009-12-11. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  4. Owoseye, Ayodamola (2019-08-21). "Profiles of Nigeria's new health ministers Osagie Ehanire and Olorunnimbe Mamora". Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  5. "Departments Within the Ministry of Health". Federal Ministry of Health. Archived from the original on September 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  6. "Florida's Criminal Justice Workforce Research Information System, 1985-1996". ICPSR Data Holdings. 2000-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  7. "Florida's Criminal Justice Workforce Research Information System, 1985-1996". ICPSR Data Holdings. 2000-10-18. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
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  9. "National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD) - Nigeria - Health Research Web (HRWeb)". www.healthresearchweb.org. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  10. "Home - Pharmacists Council of Nigeria". www.pcn.gov.ng. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  11. "Institute Of Chartered Chemist Of Nigeria(ICCON) @ 443 Herbert Macaulay Way, W.H.O Building, Sabo Yaba Lagos,lagos, Lagos, Ikeja | Nigeria Directory | A List of Nigerian Businesses, Organisations, Firms and Companies | Nigeria Yellow Pages". www.directory.org.ng. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  12. "IPAN | Institute of Public Analysts of Nigeria". www.ipan.gov.ng. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  13. "Nigeria Centre for Disease Control". ncdc.gov.ng. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  14. "In search of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control". nigeriahealthwatch.com. 22 April 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  15. CDC. Global Health - Nigeria Page last updated: December 6, 2012. Page accessed April 6, 2016


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