MISSION STATEMENT

To ensure the provision of safe, quality, affordable, adequate, equitable and accessible health services to all people in Nigeria.

DIVISIONS

1. Hospital Services Division
2. Nursing Division
3. Regulatory And Professional Schools
4. Dentistry Division
5. National Blood Transfusion Services/Laboratory Division
6. Trauma/Medical Emergency Response And Disaster Management Division

PROGRAMMES

1. e-Health, Telemedicine and Continuing Professional Discipline
2. National Cancer Control Programme and Nuclear Medicine

HOSPITAL SERVICES DIVISION

The Hospital Services Division has the following units under it; Teaching Hospitals, Federal Medical Centreand Specialty Hospitals. These Units are saddled with the responsibility of supervision of the various Federal Tertiary Hospitals. Recently, the Boards of Management of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions were inaugurated and are now managing the hospitals on a day-to-day basis.

NURSING DIVISION

Nursing Division is saddled with the responsibilities of overseeing nursing activities in the country with the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria as its subordinate regulatory agency.

FUNCTIONS

Initiate nursing policies and participate in the planning, formulation, implementation and co-ordination of national health policies.

1. Liaise with all state nursing departments in the implementation of planned nursing programmes.
2. Advise the federal government through the department of hospital services.
3. Represent the federal ministry of health in the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria.
4. Represent the CNO in the board of specialist hospital.(Statutory responsibility as stated in the act.)
5. Initiate and organize formal courses, national workshop and seminars for various categories of nurse. 
6. Plan, establish and maintain a system of basic, post-basic and continuing education in the areas of need.
7. Responsible for postings and movement of all nurses in the ministry.
8. Initiate and carry out surveys and research into nursing practice and education for improvement of services, and serve as national data bank for information on nursing.
9. Assist in evaluation of all nursing training and training proposals.
10. Liaise with the Nursing & Midwifery Council of Nigeria in all its dealings with the ministry.
11. Participate in the appointment, placement, promotion and discipline of all cadres of nursing and midwives including creation of vacancies.
12. Oversee the activities of Nurse Tutors Programmes under the ministry.

REGULATORY AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS DIVISION

The Regulatory and Professional Schools Division has under its purview; Regulatory Bodies, Professional Associations and Professional Schools who train senior, medium and junior level cadres in the Health Sector.

Health Regulatory Bodies in Nigeria

1. Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN)
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3. Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN)
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5. Medical Rehabilitation Therapist Board (MRTB)
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7. Radiographers Registration Board of Nigeria (RRBN)
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9. Optometry and Dispensing, Optician Registration Board of Nigeria (ODORBN)
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11. Dental Therapist Registration Board of Nigeria (DTRBN)
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13. Institute of Public Analyst of Nigeria (IPAN)
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15. Health Record Registration Board of Nigeria (HRRBN)
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17. Community Health Practitioner Registration Board of Nigeria (CHPRBN)
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19. Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN)
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21. Institute of Chartered Chemist of Nigeria (ICCON)
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23. Medical Laboratory Scientist of Nigeria (MLSCN)
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25. National Institute of Pharmaceutical Research and Development (NIPRD)
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27. National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA)

Health Professional Associations in Nigeria

1. Nigeria Medical Association (NMA)
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3. Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (AMLS)

Health Professional Schools in Nigeria

1. Federal School of Occupational Therapy, Yaba, Lagos State
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3. Federal School of Medical Laboratory Technology, Jos, Plateau State
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5. Federal School of Dental Technology and Therapy, Enugu
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7. Federal College of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Abuja
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9. Federal College of Orthopaedic Technology, Igbobi, Lagos State

DENTISTRY DIVISION

Dentistry Division is saddled with the responsibility of advising the Federal Government through the Ministry on all Oral Health matters, policy formulation, resource mobilisation, monitoring and evaluation of such policies, supervision of Oral Health in schools as well as Research Institutions and delivery of affordable, effective and qualitative Oral Health Care Services to Nigerians.

NATIONAL BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES DIVISION

The Core Mandate of the National Blood Transfusion Services (NBTS) is to provide a centrally coordinated blood transfusion service on a country-wide basis within the National Health Plan; provision of safe, quality and adequate blood in an equitable and accessible manner.

TRAUMA/MEDICAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DIVISION

This Division is saddled with the responsibility of advising the Federal Government through the Ministry on Health Emergencies and Disaster Management; formulates policies on same, monitors and evaluates the implementation of health emergencies and disasters.

e-HEALTH/TELEMEDICINE PROGRAMME

The e-Health/Telemedicine Programme encompasses services such as health related internet information sites, automated online therapy, online consultations (real time), online pharmacies, tele-health, home monitoring systems and virtual clinics. This programme is still at its nascent stage and is to come up with national e-Health Policy as well as development of National Regulatory Framework with guidelines to standardise e-Health Care Delivery.

NATIONAL CANCER CONTROL PROGRAMME AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE

The National Cancer Control Programme and Nuclear Medicine advises the Federal Government through the Ministry on Cancer Diseases. It also has the role of maintaining a Cancer Register in the country, development of cancer policies with necessary monitoring and evaluation functions.

DIRECTOR, HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT

Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi, mni. FICD

Dr. Adebimpe Adebiyi is a Dental Surgeon, Public Health Service Administrator, Manager and Planner with a career of over 30 years in the Federal Ministry of Health traversing various areas of the Nigerian Healthcare delivery system, including general dental practice, manpower development, healthcare financing, coordination and supervision of Federal Tertiary Health Institutions.

In the course of her stepwise career, she has facilitated, participated in and organised workshops, seminars and panel discussions locally and at international levels. She has also held several administrative and managerial positions including the Chief Dental Officer for Nigeria from November 2009 to April 2016. She had a stint as the Acting Director, Department of Hospital Services from May to June, 2016 before her appointment as Director/Head, Department of Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria in July, 2016, a position she held till January, 2020.

During the period, she was responsible for initiating policy formulation, monitoring and evaluation of the implementation of health policies on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health as well as Elderly care, Nutrition and Health Promotion.

In 2013, Dr. Adebiyi was conferred with the Membership of the prestigious National Institute of Policy and Strategic Studies and in 2014 she became a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and in 2019, she was conferred with the position of Member of Trustees of the Nigerian Dental Association in recognition of her contributions to the development of the Nigerian Oral Healthcare system.

Dr. Adebiyi’s career goal is to use her God-given prowess to transform ineffective systems using cost effective models. Based on her antecedents and in furtherance of the actualisation of the next level Agenda of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, the Honourable Minister of Health, approved the deployment of Dr. Adebiyi as the head of the Department of Hospital Services in the Federal Ministry of Health with effect from 17th February 2020 and she swung into action by setting in motion the processes for the institutionalisation of best practices in quality of care in Federal Tertiary Health  Institutions through reactivation of Hospital Standards Committees, review service delivery protocols and standardisation of the selection of Chief Executives of Federal Tertiary Hospitals for effective delivery of their mandates.

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