MINISTRY OF HEALTH

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(Hon. Commissioner)

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Dr. Salisu Mu’azu (Permanent Secretary)

DR. SALISU MU’AZU.

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Alhaji Ibrahim Dabo Roni (Director Administration and Finance)

INTRODUCTION/POWERS:-
The State Ministry of Health is responsible for advising government on policy formulation, regulation and implementation of health and health related issues in the State. The ministry maintained its oversight functions, which include policy formulation and regulation, resource mobilization, human resource development, social protection of the disadvantaged and external relations. It supervises the delivery of secondary and tertiary health care services. The Honourable Commissioner for Health heads the ministry supported by Permanent Secretary, and a team of Directors responsible for major departments (Administration & Finance, Planning Research & Statistics, Hospital Services, Pharmaceutical Services, Medical Services, Nursing Services and Public Health Services). In addition, the Ministry provides oversight to State Primary Health Care Development Agency, College of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health Technology, Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital, Jigawa Medicare Supply Organization (JIMSO) and Private Health Institutions.

MISSION:-
The mission of the Health Sector is to promote the health status of the people of Jigawa State through improved, integrated health care services, on the basis of Primary Health Care. To ensure good resource mobilization and practices with increased public–private partnership (PPP) and effective community participation and ownership, so as to ensure that basic health services are made available, accessible, affordable and acceptable to the people of Jigawa State.

VISION:- To have a healthy and productive population in the State.

GOALS:-
The health policy thrust in line with the National health policy focuses on Primary health care delivery system with the primary objective of improving the health status of the population in a sustainable manner. This entails continuous improvement in all key health indicators in the state through improved accessibility to affordable and qualitative healthcare services; reduction in health and disease burden among the people; and other targeted intervention programmes specifically aimed at the attainment of the health-related SDGs.

PURPOSE OF THE HEALTH SECTOR:-
The main purpose of the State Ministry of Health is to ensure a healthy and productive population in the State through the provision of improved, accessible, affordable and qualitative healthcare services to the teaming population of the state, reduce health and disease burden among the people; and delivery targeted intervention programmes specifically aimed at the attainment of the health-related SDGs.

POLICY OBJECTIVES:-
The policy objectives is to ensure provision of qualitative, affordable, accessible and sustainable health Services to the population and promote ownership through community participation and education , Good Governance , effective and efficient Service Delivery, Health Financing, provision of adequate infrastructure and Human Resource for Health , Health Management Information System and Operational Research.

• To create an enabling environment and better regulatory frame work to encourage, among others, private sector participation.
• To focus on Primary the health care system in order to improve management and ensure community participation in planning and administration of health activities.
• To focus on preventive health service with emphasis on the major elements of primary Health Care System and targeted interventions to convert the spread of communicable and non-communicable diseases.
• To introduce a strong health management information system to ensure systematic planning and motoring including surveillance and control major diseases.
• To improve human resource for health in mix and number.
• To develop health infrastructure and provision of equipment and drugs.
• To foster more effective and efficient collaboration, coordination with all stakeholders and in the health sector as well as ensuring a closer partnership with International Development Partners and NGOs.
• To attain public sector spending to a minimum of 15% in line with 2003 Abuja declaration and
• To introduce community operational Research for Health.

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• Advising government on policy formulation, regulation and implementation of health and health related issues in the State.
• The ministry maintained its oversight functions, which include policy formulation and regulation, resource mobilization, human resource development, social protection of the disadvantaged and external relations.
• The ministry supervises the delivery of secondary and tertiary health care services.
• The Ministry provides oversight to State Primary Health Care Development Agency, College of Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health Technology, Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital, Jigawa Medicare Supply Organization (JIMSO) and Private Health Institutions.

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FUNCTIONS:-

• Health Policy formulation and service provision in the state.
• Interpretation and implementation of National Health policy as it effects the state considering its peculiarity.
• Develop long (Strategic), medium (Medium Term Sector Strategy ) and short (annual operational) term plans for the State in respect of health and health related issues.
• Provision of Health infrastructures, equipping and maintaining them.
• Planning for training (Nurses and Primary Health Care Workers) Human Resource Development.
• Payment of salaries and staff welfare.
• Procurement and distribution of drugs and medical consumables.
• Generation and analysis of health data for study and research.
• Programme support and regulations of private sector.
• Resource mobilization for health.
• Support supervision to lower levels.
• Collaboration with international and national stakeholders in health and health related matters.

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DEPARTMENT:-

• Department of Administration and Finance.
• Department of Planning, Research and Statistics.
• Department of Medical Services.
• Department of Public Health.
• Department of Pharmaceutical Services.
• Department of Nursing Services.
• Department of Hospital Services.

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