Ministry of Health Puntland jobs and careers

About Ministry of Health Puntland

The Ministry of Health (MoH), Puntland was re-established in 2001 following formation of the autonomous Puntland State of Somalia. MoH Puntland works to support the Puntland people in attaining better health, improving health outcomes, and providing quality health services to all nine regions. To attain these goals, the government’s policy for the health sector is centred on these priorities: Scaling up of essential and basic health and nutrition services (EPHS Overcoming the crisis of human resources for health Improving governance and leadership of the health system Enhancing access to essential medicines and technologies Providing a functioning health information system Health financing for progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Improving health sector physical infrastructure Enhancing health emergency preparedness and response Promoting action on social determinants of health and health in all policies The organisational structure of MoH Puntland is as followed: Department of Human Resources Department of Admin and Finance Department of Planning, Policy and Development Department of Public Health Department of Primary Health Care Department of Medical Health Services Each department has sub-programmes with well-trained and qualified programme managers and staff. MoH Puntland has regional and district health offices to ensure that the population is covered at every level. In addition, there are multiple stakeholders such as ,UNICEF, WHO, UNFPA, IOM, WFP, World Bank ,Save the Children, WVI, MSF, Tadadum Social Society, Care International and the Somali Red Crescent Society, who have contributed to the development and strengthen of the Puntland health sector.