Our Mandate

To provide and prudently manage comprehensive and accessible health service with special emphasis on primary health care at regional, district and sub-district levels in accordance with approved national policies

Our Vision

All communities having access to timely, quality and comprehensive health care

Our Motto

Your health our concern

Our Core Values

 

• Professionalism

• Team work

• Integrity

• Discipline

• Excellence

• People-centred

 

 

Objectives

The objects of the Service are to:

• Implement approved national policies for health delivery in the country.

• Increase access to good quality health services, and

• Manage prudently resources available for the provision of the health services.

 

 

Functions of the Service

• Ensuring access to health services at the community, sub-district, district and regional levels by providing health services or contracting out service provision to other recognized health care providers

• Setting technical guidelines to achieve policy standards set by MOH

• Planning, organizing and administering comprehensive health services with special emphasis on primary healthcare

• Developing mechanisms for the equitable distribution of health facilities in rural and urban districts

• Managing and administering health institutions within the Service

• Contracting with teaching hospitals for the treatment of referred patients

• Promoting health, mode of healthy living and good health habits by people

• Establishing effective mechanisms for disease surveillance, disease prevention and control

• Promoting the efficiency and advancement of health workers through in-service and continuing education

• Managing the assets and properties of the Service to ensure the most effective use

• Determining with the approval of the Minister of Health charges for health services rendered by the Service

• Performing any other function that is relevant to the promotion, protection and restoration of health.