Central
Central government is responsible for:
- Legislation, national strategies and action plans;
- Health care and health insurance;
- Management of Fund for Helathcare Insurance of Macedonia;
- The organisation and development of public health policy;
- The monitoring of the population’s health;
- The supervision and control over quality and safety of food
- The protection against infectious diseases deriving from harmful gases, ionizing radiation, as well as noise, air, water and land pollution;
- Sanitary matters;
- Medicines, supplementary medicines, medical devices and medical equipment, and
- Poisons and narcotic drugs.
- Management of approximately 100 state pharmacies;
- Oversight of city and regional hospitals.
Local
Local authorities are responsible for:
- Health protection, including managing health care organisations and facilities in the primary health care;
- Health education;
- Health improvement;
- Preventive activities;
- The protection of health of workers and protection at work;
- Health monitoring of the environment;
- The monitoring of the contagious diseases, and
- Assistance to patients with special needs (mental health, child abuse, etc.);
Responsible ministries/bodies
The Ministry of Health
Sources:
Law on organisation and operation of State Administration Bodies, Official Gazette 58/2000, 44/2002, 82/2008, 167/2010, 51/2011
Law on Local Self-Government, Official Gazette 05/02
Euro-Cities.com, Macedonia Health Profile
