Section 10 National Health Act

Section 10 National Health Act 2014 is about Function of the Committee. It is under Part I (Responsibility for Health and Eligibility for Health Services and Establishment of National Health System) of the Act.

1) The functions of the Committee shall be to—
(a) advise the Minister on matters affecting the establishment of tertiary hospitals in Nigeria ;
(b) Prepare periodic master plans for the balanced and coordinated development of tertiary hospitals in Nigeria ;
(c) establish minimum standards to be attained by the various tertiary health facilities in the nation and also to inspect and accredit such facilities ;

(d) make relevant investigations and recommendations to the Federal and State Governments on tertiary health care services in the national interest ;
(e) advise the Federal Government on the financial needs, both recurrent and capital, of tertiary health services and in particular investigate and study the financial needs for training, research and services and make appropriate recommendations for these ;
(f) set standards and criteria for allocation of funds from the Federal Government to tertiary health institutions and monitor their utilization, source for grants as laid down by the Committee ;

(g) collate, analyse and publish information in relation to tertiary health care services annually ;
(h) lay down broad operational guidelines in all areas of management for use by the Tertiary Hospitals Management Board ;
(i) monitor and evaluate all activities and receive annual reports from the tertiary hospitals and supervise annual peer reviews ; and
(j) carry out such other activities as are conducive for the discharge of its functions under this Act.

(2) The Minister may give the Committee directives of a general nature not relating to the particular matters with regard to the exercise by the Committee of its functions under this Act.