| Organisation | Ministry of Health & Sanitation |
| Alternate Name | |
| Abbreviation | |
| Parent | Government of Sierra Leone |
| u.r.l. | www.health.sl |
| Country | Sierra Leone |
| Location | Freetown |
| Address | 6th Floor, Youyi Building,, Brookfeilds, Freetown |
| Postal Address | |
| Telephone | +232-22-240427; +232-22-241786; +232-22-226440; +232-22-242119 |
| Management u.r.l. | |
| Fax | +232-22 241283 |
| Sector | Health Ministries |
| Organisation Type | African Government |
| Status | |
| Stated Role | Vision<P>The vision of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation is the provision of health services to the people of this country. Our partners in health share this vision and the strategies to achieve it have been clearly stated in the mission statement of the Ministry. <P> |
| Activities | |
| Geographical Focus | |
| Notes | The overall goal of the Ministry is to provide and enforce policy guidelines to ensure satisfactory implementation of activities in the health sector, as well as to strengthen management and administration with a view to rehabilitate the devastated health care delivery system as enshrined in the National Health Policy. Additionally, a new policy of providing basic health services free to vulnerable groups (i.e. pregnant women, lactating mothers, under five children, school going children) was introduced in the 2002 budget speech. This was perceived as another contribution to the overall development goal of attaining a level of productivity that will enable economic and social development, and thereby eradicate poverty. The important role of health in the poverty cycle is now generally recognized, and the challenge is to translate this into more concrete steps e.g. the allocation of more resources to the sector. Short-term Objectives includes: Development of the Health Policies for the sector as a whole, as well as for the various program areas. Improvement of the administration of the health services, including decentralization and strengthening of the Health Management Information System. Rehabilitation of the network of health facilities at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. Development of Human Resources for Health with strengthening of medical, paramedical, and nursing training. Promotion of food safety and the provision of nutritional services to the population. Control of communicable diseases with improvement of maternal and child health and immunizations Strengthening of Mental Health, Counseling Services, as well as support to the physically, psychologically traumatized and handicapped. Promotion of community participation and involvement and also inter-sectoral cooperation in health care delivery. Strengthening cooperation with international agencies and NGOs in the drive towards better health for all. Intensification of resource mobilization and coordination. |
| Current Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Director General Medical Services | Arthur Williams | 2006 | |
| Director General Management Services | Dr. Kal Kpakiwa | 2006 | |
| Minister of Health and Sanitation | Dr. Soccoh Kabia | 2007 | |
| Deputy Minister | Sheku Koroma | 2007 | |
| Budgets | ||||
| Donor | From | To | Budget ($) | Note |
| Links to Related Organisations |
| Parent Tree | Government of Sierra Leone |
| Associated Organisations |
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| Past Positions | |||
| Position | Name | From | To |
| Minister of Health & Sanitation | A Taylor-Lewis | 2006 | 2007 |
| Deputy Minister of Health | Ibrahim Sesay | 2006 | 2007 |
| Minister of Health & Sanitation | Abbator Thomas | 2006 | 2006 |
| Record last updated on 11 JUL 2008 |