Central levelThe central government is responsible for:
- The adoption of national sanitation plan with the Unified Conference;
- The adoption of sectoral plans of national relevance;
- The definition of main policy objectives and guidelines for public health;
- The provision of legal framework for general principles for public health;
- Sanitation and medical care for the army, the police, firemen, and railway personnel;
- Information and statistics activities;
- Grant permits regarding commercial production, import, introduction of medical and sanitation products;
- Supplies and tariffs;
- Controlling public and private authorities operating at the national or supra-regional levels;
- Controlling sanitation funds, and
- Scientific research, including international cooperation.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Regional level
Regional authorities, within the limits of the general principles laid down by the central Government, which is the guarantor of equity, are responsible for:
- All the administrative functions and duties which are not expressly conferred to the State;
- The planning, organisation and management of sanitation services;
- Regional sanitation plans, and
- The coordination of local health services and hospitals.
Local level
Provinces
Provincial authorities are responsible for:
- Social care for people with disabilities;
- Sanitation protection, and
- Running public health services;
Municipalities
Municipal authorities are responsible for:
- Participating in the administration of public health in the context of the constitutional principle of local self-administration;
- Running public health services;
- Overlapping responsibilities between provinces and municipalities, and
- Hygiene and public health.
Expenditure for public health covers about 30% of total municipal expenditure.
