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The Ministry of Health is
the main agency responsible for direct or indirect
delivery of health care, health care information and
all health care-related services in Negara Brunei
Darussalam and is headed by The Minister of
Health. There are three major groups of service
provider in MOH organisation structure;
Ministry proper/ central, health services and
medical services.
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Ministry proper/ central
At
the ministry proper, there are four major
departments namely
Department of Policy and Planning, Department of
Administration and Finance,
Department of Estate
Management
and Department of
Health Care Technology.
These departments are responsible carrying out
the functions related to formulation of health
policies and strategies, monitoring and
evaluation, production and development of health
personnel, and management of information system.
Each of these departments is headed by a
Director.
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Department of Policy and Planning
is responsible for the development,
implementations and monitoring of national
health strategic plan, analysing and
evaluating health system policies and to
provide functions of public relations and
health related international affairs.
Divisions under the Department of Policy and
Planning are Public Relations, International
Affairs and Research and Development.
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The Department of Administration and Finance
is responsible for administration and
personnel and procurement and supply.
Division of Human Resource Development,
Human Resource Management, Procurement and
Supply and Finance sections are the main
sections under The Department of
Administration and Finance
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The Department of Estate Management
is responsible for the management and
planning of Ministry of Health’s estate
which comprises of the National Development
Projects and building and vehicle
maintenance.
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The Department of Health Care Technology
is responsible for all aspects of biomedical
and physics engineering; Risk Management
Centre; and health information and
communication technology, which include the
activities of
- advisory
and consultation
- selection and evaluation
- incoming inspection and acceptance
- preventive maintenance and
breakdown repair
- user and technical training
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replacement
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The Public Health Services
The Health Services Department
consists of Community Health Services,
Environmental Health Services and Scientific
Services and is headed by a Director General.
These services perform the functions related to
protecting and improving the health of
communities through education, promotion of
healthy lifestyles, and research for disease and
injury prevention.
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The Medical Services
The Medical Services Department
consists of Hospital Services, Nursing Services,
Pharmaceutical Services, Clinical Laboratory
Services, Dental Services and Renal Services, is
headed by a Director General. Each of the
departments under the Medical Services is headed
by a Director.
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