FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

1 I FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA REVISED NATIONAL HEALTH POLICY FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH ABUJA SEPTEMBER, 2004 ii ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Page TABLE OF CONTENTS .. i-iii FORWARD .. iv CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION .. 1 CHAPTER 2: CURRENT SITUATION .. 2 CHAPTER 3: SALIENT FEATURES OF THE POLICY .. 4 The Development Context .. 4 Underlying Principles and Values .. 4 Overall Policy Objective .. 4 Targets .. 5 Health Policy Declaration and Commitments .. 5 Major Thrusts of the Health Policy.

2 6 CHAPTER 4: NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT .. 7 A Comprehensive National Health System .. 7 Health System Based on Primary Health Care .. 7 An Integrated and Coordinated National Health Care System .. 8 Voluntary Agencies and the Private Sector .. 8 Community Involvement .. 9 Levels of Care .. 9 National Health System Management .. 10 The National Health Managerial Process .. 10 National Health Planning .. 11 Planning by FEDERAL Ministry of Health .. 11 Planning and Document Guidelines .. 12 National Council on Health .. 12 National Hospital Services Agency .. 12 Management Processes at State.

3 13 State Hospital Management Board .. 13 FEDERAL Capital Territory Hospital Management Board .. 13 State Health Planning .. 14 Technical Assistant for State Health Services .. 14 Local Government Health Services .. 14 National Primary health Care Development Agency .. 15 State Primary Health Care Management Boards .. 15 Local Government Health Authorities .. 16 Preparation of Local Government Primary Health Care Plans.

4 16 Establishment of Ward Health Committee .. 16 Establishment of Village Health Committee ..16 iii CHAPTER 5: NATIONAL HEALTH CARE RESOURCES .. 18 Background .. 18 National Health Manpower Development .. 18 Management and Administration of Human Resources .. 18 Manpower Development and Retention .. 18 Pre-service Training.

5 19 Continuing Education/In-service ..19 Post-basic and Specialist /Post graduate Training .. 19 Private sector .. 19 Brain Drain .. 19 Traditional Health Practitioner ..19 Monitoring and Evaluation.

6 20 Financing for Human Resources .. 20 National Health Technology .. 20 Food, Drugs and Vaccines, Dressings and Quality Control .. 21 Equipment .. 22 Health Care Facilities ..22 National Health Care Financing .. 22 CHAPTER 6: NATIONAL HEALTH INTERVENTION .. 24 Background .. 24 National Policy on HIV/AIDS.

7 24 National Policy on Roll Back Malaria .. 24 National Policy on Immunization .. 25 National Policy on the Control of Onchocerciasis .. 25 National Policy on Control of Tuberculosis and Leprosy (TBL) .. 27 National Blood Transfusion Policy .. 28 National Policy on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation.

8 28 National Policy on Reproductive Health .. 29 National Policy on Adolescent Health .. 30 National Food and Nutrition .. 30 National Child Health Policy ..31 National Drug Policy .. 32 National Food and Hygiene Policy .. 33 CHAPTER 7: NATIONAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM (NHIS) .. 35 Background.

9 35 Establishment of the Information System .. 35 Development of the Information System .. 35 Monitoring and Evaluation of Health Care ..36 The Indicators .. 36 Sources of Health Data and Information .. 38 Health Data Consultative Committee.

10 39 Responsibilities of each level of HIS .. 39 Establishment of Health Data Bank ..40 iv CHAPTER 8: FOSTERING PARTNERSHIPS FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT ..41 Background .. 41 Intersectoral Collaboration and Action .. 41 Non-Governmental, Voluntary, Religious and Community Based Organizations and Professional Associations ..42 International Agencies, Donor and Non-Governmental Organizations.