The Ministry of Health is one of the largest government ministries in Seychelles, both in terms of its number of employees and the size of government budget allocated to it. It is divided into a Parent Ministry under the executive leadership of the Principal Secretary, a Health Care Agency under the executive leadership of its Chief Executive Officer, a Public Health Authority under the executive leadership of the Public Health Authority and a National AIDS Council under the executive leadership of a Chief Executive Officer.
The parent Ministry of Health is responsible for policy formulation and the monitoring and evaluation of macro-health indicators. The Ministry is also responsible for human resource development for the health sector through training and continuous professional development. Additionally, it is responsible for matters of international cooperation.
The Health Care Agency is responsible for preventive, curative and rehabilitative care in the primary, secondary and tertiary health care institutions. Its programmes extend into the homes and the community and overseas, through the overseas treatment programme.
The Public Health Authority is responsible for disease prevention and control through the implementation of the Public Health Act and policies and strategies for the prevention of non-communicable and communicable diseases.
The National AIDS Council is responsible for the coordination of the national response against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, sexually transmitted infections and other related infections.
The National Institute of Health and Social Studies has its own charter as a vocational training centre. Currently it functions very much as a division of the Ministry.
Our Mission
To relentlessly promote, protect and restore the health, quality of life and dignity of all people in Seychelles, with the active participation of all stakeholders, through the creation of an enabling environment for citizens to make informed decisions about their health.
“San arete, pour promouvwar, proteze e retabli lasante, kalite lavi ek dignite tou dimoun dan Sesel, avek partisipasyon aktiv tou bann parti prenan, atraver kreasyon sa lanvironman favorab pour sitwayen fer desizyon enformen lo zot lasante.”
Our Vision
The attainment, by all people in Seychelles of the highest level of physical, social, mental and spiritual health and living in harmony with nature.
“Ki tou dimoun dan Sesel i reisir ariv lo pli o nivo lasante fizik, sosyal, mantal e spirityel e ki zot viv an armoni avek lanatir.”
Our Values
- Caring: We consider health as our business and caring as our vocation
- Development: We shall always develop the health staff to lead our people to healthier lifestyles
- Excellence: Anything we do now, we shall try to do it better the next time
- Partnership: We believe in a perpetual partnership with our stakeholders
- People: We value our health workforce as our most important asset
- Productivity: We shall strive untiringly to deliver both quality and quantity in health care
- Professionalism: We believe that skills professionalism is a sine qua non for health improvement
