Functions of Ministry of Health

• Developing, disseminating and coordinating the implementation of health policies, strategies and programs through: elaboration of national health policies, strategies and programs; coordination and elaboration of policies, strategies and programs of the institutions under its supervision;

• Regulating the health sector through: Drafting and disseminating laws, regulations and instructions to promote the health sector; setting up and disseminating standards applicable to health sector; authorizing private health institutions;

• Monitoring and evaluating the implementation of policies, strategies and programs of health sector and related sectors through: developing health sector monitoring and evaluating systems; ensuring the administrative, financial and technical control in the health sector and inspection of health centers, pharmacies and medical laboratories; monitoring the indicators and consolidating the data handled by the health decentralized institutions and reporting periodically and annually to the Cabinet on the impact of the policies, strategies, programs and projects on the development of the health sector and institutions under its supervision.
   
• Developing institutional and human resources capacities in health sector through: overseeing the premises and equipment of public and private health facilities and those of pharmacies; developing the content of courses and continuing training of health professionals; developing and disseminating the policies, strategies and guidelines for the deployment, motivation and retention of human resources in the health sector and organizing the purchase and supply of drugs;
   
• Developing innovative health financing approaches for accessibility to quality health services through: ensuring equitable access to health service; developing and promoting the financing of public providers of health services based on their performance; and developing and promoting health insurance mechanisms.
   
• Overseeing the institutions under supervision through: supervision of the functioning and ensure efficiency and quality of management of public institutions and agencies under its supervision and giving orientations on specific programs to be realized by the institutions under supervision;
   
• Mobilizing resources for the development of the health sector and related programs through: mobilization of resources and monitoring their rational use by the health sector; promotion of public-private partnership and private investment in the health sector;
   
• Developing medical cooperation and coordinate health sector partners through: development of medical programs and cooperation with other countries, international organizations and nongovernment organizations in the health sector; development of health sector wide approach and coordination of health sector partner.