Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)

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Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare
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Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of Nigeria
HeadquartersFederal Secretariat Abuja
Ministers responsible
Website www.health.gov.ng

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare 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 Muhammad Ali Pate. [2] The current Minister of State for Health Iziaq Adekunle Salako. [3] [4] The current Permanent Secretary's of Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is Daju Kachollom. [5]

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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. [6]

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. [6] [7]

The department of Hospital Services coordinates 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. [6] [8]

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] [6]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control is a federal agency under the Ministry. [13] [14] The agency was established in 2011 with the assistance of the US Centers for Disease Control. [15] Furthermore, there's the Health System Strengthening division whose mandate is to plan for human resource development in health. [16]

Functions and objectives

Past and present ministers

There have been 25 ministers appointed since 1957. [17]

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