Role of Planning, Research & Statistics Department
- To draw up development Plans (rolling, medium, and perspective.
- To monitor and evaluate programmes and projects in the Ministry.
- To act as the secretariat of the Ministry’s Tenders Board.
- To follow up and implement the National and State Health Policies and programmes.
- To conduct the State Council on Health meetings.
- To coordinate the State’s participation in the National Council on Health meeting.
- To carry out regular collection and processing of health data and Statistics and forwarding the same to the Federal Ministry of Health.
- To produce the Ministry’s annual/progress reports.
- To manage the Ministry’s record and information resources (data bank, computer services and library).
- To provide State health data on request to government agencies and private bodies.
- To coordinate health and developmental committees