Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau

Health Research
General Functions:

Functions:

1. Formulates and implements the research agenda for health
2. Provides technical assistance, consultation, training and advisory services on matters
pertaining to health research and development
3. Develops and coordinates sectoral and internal systems and processes for health research
including maintenance of a sustainable health research network
4. Manages the health research process including review of research proposals and
dissemination and utilization of research results pertaining to health

Legislative Liaison

Functions:

1. Formulate the legislative agenda for health
2. Provide technical assistance consultancy, training and advisory services on matters
pertaining to health policies
3. Coordinate with the executive and legislative branches of the government on matters
pertaining to health policies
4. Manage the legislative liaison process
5. Monitor and review health related legislative proposals

Health Policy

Functions:

1. Formulate macro and strategic policies on health sector development, human resources,
health financing, and organizational development
2. Provide technical assistance consultancy, training and advisory services on health policy
development
3. Institutionalize sectoral mechanism for health policy development
4. Institutionalize internal mechanism for health policy development