1.HEALTH POLICY AND PLANNING
| i) |
Coordinate, formulate, review and disseminate National Health Policies and Strategies |
| ii) |
Develop and review National Policy Implementation Guidelines |
| iii) |
Produce National Health Service Operational Plans |
| iv) |
Provide leadership and support for effective and efficient implementation of health projects and programmes |
| v) |
Coordinate the development of Health Specific Disaster/Emergency Management Plans |
| vi) |
Develop human resources for health strategy and plans based on health needs and workload |
| vii) |
Continuously review the national human resource requirements and advise relevant training institutions/authorities on the identified gaps. |
| viii) |
Determine funds for health sector plans, projects and programmes in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning and other relevant bodies. |
| ix) |
Develop and review a health financing framework. |
2.RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
| i) |
Determine and review national research and development guidelines, policies, and legislation. |
| ii) |
Undertake, commission and coordinate research examining and proposing policy changes or new strategies |
| iii) |
Develop a framework to coordinate, monitor and strengthen national health and health related research. |
| iv) |
Develop capacity for the ministry's ethical, scientific and bio-safety review of health and health related research. |
| v) |
Promote research and development through supporting academic and institutional research. |
| vi) |
Review and appraise health and health related research. |
3.MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS
| i) |
Establish, coordinate and maintain an efficient and effective national health information management system. |
| ii) |
Produce and disseminate national health statistics |
| iii) |
Provide information communication technology and informatics leadership and expertise. |
| iv) |
Build a sustainable and reliable Information and Technology (IT) infrastructure. |
| v) |
Build electronic health systems in the Ministry and its facilities for the delivery of efficient and timely health care services to the public. |
| vi) |
Implement, monitor and evaluate IT projects. |
| vii) |
Integrate health information systems on a Health Data network and develop a national health data repository. |
| viii) |
Manage and maintain a national health resource and documentation centre. |
4. MONITORING AND EVALUATION
| i) |
Establish and coordinate national monitoring and evaluation systems. |
| ii) |
Develop strategies for monitoring and evaluation of health policies and strategies and their impact. |
| iii) |
Coordinate the monitoring and evaluation of the appropriateness, effectiveness and quality of health services. |