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Regulation No. 301 120 13

Ethiopian Public Ht!ahh Institute Establishment Council of

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COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION No. 301/2013

COUNCIL OF MINISTERS REGULATION TO

ESTABLISH THE ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH

INSTITUTE

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1. Short Title

This Regulation maybe cited as the "Ethiopian Public

Health Institute Establishment Council of Ministers

Regulation No. 301/2013".

2. Definitions

In this Regulation unless the context otherwise

requires:

1/ "research" means a public activity based on

intellectual application to investigate matter, to

discover, interpret and develop methods and

systems for the advancement of human

knowledge, to solve health problems and improve life;

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of skills, kllowledge, technologies, mClhods of

manufacturing samples and facilities among

industries, universities, government and other

institutions to ensure scientific and technological

developments are accessible to a wider range of

users who can then develop and exploit the

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31 "health system research" means a problem solving

study undertaken on health se-rvicc delivery,

medical equipmenl and drug supply, human

resource training and deployment, budget

allocation and utilizalion, health information and

management system and health sector policy and

governance;

41 Hpublic health emergency management" means the

process of conducting health surveillance,

anticipating, detecting, preventing, preparing for,

responding to, and recovering from consequences

of public health threats in order that health risks

are minimized;

51 "referral diagnostic test" means a laboratory test

that cannot be performed in another laboratories or

a test that is within the competence of other

I.boratories but needs further confirmalory test;

61 "referral analyt ical test" means a laboralory test

that is beyond the capacity of other food, water

and environmental laboratories or a test that is

wilhin the competence of such laboratories bUI

needs further confirmatory test;

71 "region" means any state refelTed to under Article

47 of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic

Republic of Ethiopia and includes the Addis Ababa

and Dire Dawa city adminislrations;

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r, oo*~ 3. Establishment

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the "Institute") is hereby established as an

autonomous federal government office having its

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21 The Institute shall be accountable to the Ministry.

4. Head Office

The Institute shall have its head office in Addis Ababa

and may have branch offices elsewhere, as may be

necessary.

5, Objectives of the Institute

The Institute shall have the objectives to:

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undertake research, based on national public

health research agenda. on priority health and

nutrition problems, and generate, absorb and

disseminate scientific and technological

knowledge to improve the health of the general

public;

in collaboration with the concerned bodies,

conduct surveillance for the early identification

and detection of public health risks and prevent

public health emergencies through adequate

preparedness; and alert, warn and dispatch

timely information during public health

emergency, respond effectively and timely and

ensure rapid recovery of the affected population

from the impact of the public health emergency;

31 strengthen its laboratories with trained man

power and technology to undertake problem

solving researches, provide effective response to

public health emergencies, carry out referral

diagnostic and analytical tests; and support the

capacity building of health and food science

laboratories at the national level to enable them

provide quality laboratory services.

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6. Powers and Duties of the Institute

The Institute.shall have the powers and duties to:

II prepare national research agenda on' public

health and nutrition, conduct research as per the

said agenda, submit policy briefs based on the

research result, disseminate research findings

and evaluate their impact;

21 establish a frame work for the integration and

effectiveness of researches conducted throughout

the country, put in place national research

database, and provide assistance to regions and

other entities conducting research;

3/ produce or provide scientific assistance for local

large scale production of vaccines, diagnostic

kits, food science and nutritional products, and

other relatcd substances useful for the health

service, through technology transfer, for major

public health problems;

41 undertake research on health system and related

issues vital for health promotion and disease

prevention, and evaluate impact of interventions

conducted by the health sector;

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and occupational safety and health;

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communicable and non-communicable diseases,

nutritional problems, environmental health,

health system and other health related issues;

71 undertake research, collect and compile data on

ways of preventing diseases due to malnutrition

and nutritional deficiencies as well as nutritional

improvement at family level;

81 conduct research on traditional medicine and

medical practices, modem drugs, study methods

of production of traditional drugs whose

therapeutic efficacy and safety have been

proven, provide proposal to materialize their

integration into the health se-rvice system,

cooperate with concerned organizations for the

conservation and protection of medicinal plants;

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12/ conduct surveillance, analysis and disseminate

current information on selected public health

risks, epidemic prone diseases, and nutritional

and environmental problems;

131 design strategies, issue guidelines, develop

preparedness and response plans, build capacity,

establish and implement coordination and

collaboration rramework, conduct public health

vulnerability assessment and risk analysis and

provide support to prevent and mitigate public

health emergencies;

14/ conduct, during epidemics or any other public

health emergency or public health risk, on sight

investigation when deemed necessary, verifY

outbreaks, issue alert, provide warning and

disseminate information to the concerned organs,

mobilize or cause the mobilization of resources,

support the response activities carried out at

weredas, zones and regional levels as deemed

necessary;

151 in collaboration with other organs, assess the

health damage resulting rrom manmade or

natural disasters and provide support for the

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171 provide refen'al diagnostic and analytical test

services;

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quality standards;

191 charge fees for consultancy, referral diagnostic

and analytical test services at the rate approved

by the government;

201 own property, enter into contract and sue arid be

sued in its own name;

21 I perfonn other related activities as may be

necessary for the attainment of its objective.

7. Organization of the Institute

The Institute shall have:

]J an Advisory Board;

21 a Director General and, as may be necessary,

Deputy Director Generals, to be appointed by the

government; and

31 the necessary staff.

8. Members oft"e Advisory Board

Members of the Advisory Board, including the

Chairperson, shall be appointed by the government; and

their number shall be determined as necessary.

9. Duties and Responsibilities of the Advisory Board

The Advisory Board:

II shall advise the Institute in respect of policy,

strategy and other major institutional matters;

21 may establish different technical committees as

may be necessary,

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10. Meetings of the Ad"isory no:ml

II The Advisory B,)ard shall meet as frequently as

its function requires.

21 There shall be a quorum wherc more than half of

the members of the Advisory Board arc present.

at a meeting.

31 The decisions of the Advisory BOald shall be

passed by a majority vote and, in the case of a

tie, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote.

41 Without prejudice to the provisions of this

Article, the Advisory Board may adopt 'its own

rules of procedure.

11. Powers and Duties of the Director General

l i The Director Genera' shall be the chief executive

officer of the Inst itute and shall. subject to the

general directions of the Ministry. direct and administer the acti vities of the Institute .

21 Without limitin g the generality of sub-article (I)

of this Article. the Director General shall:

a) exercise the powers and duties of the

Institute speci fl ed under Article 6 of this

Regulation;

b) employ and administer employees engaged in support services of the Institute in accordance with the federal civil service laws . and. in the case of professionals

engaged in the core functions of the

Instilute, in accordance wilh directives

approved by the government following the

basic principles of the federal civil service

laws;

c)· prepare and submit to the Ministry the annual work program and budget of the Institute, and implement same upon

approval;

d) effect expenditure in accordance with the

approved budget and work program of the

Inst itute;

e) represent the Institute in its dealings with

third parties ; f) prepare and submit to the Ministry the

performance and financial reports of the

Institute.

31 The Director General may delegate pan orhis powers

and duties to other officers and employees of the

Institute to the extent necessary for the emcient

performance ofthe activities of the Institute.

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12. Budget

The budget of the Institute shall be allocated by the

government.

13. Books of Accounts

II The Institute shall keep complete and accurate books of accounts.

21 The books of accounts and financial documents of the Institute shall be audited annually by the Auditor General or by an auditor designated by him.

14. Repealed Regulation

The Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research

Institute Establishment Council of Ministers

Regulation No. 4/1996 is hereby repealed.

15. Transfer of Rights and Obligations

The rights and obligations of the Ethiopian Health

and Nutrition Research Institute established under

Regulation No. 4/1996 are hereby transferred to the

Institute.

16. Effective Date

This Regulation shall enter into force on the date of

publication in the Federal Negarit Gazette.

Done at Addis Ababa, this 15 th day of January, 2014.

HAILEMARIAM DESSALEGN

PRIME MINISTER OF THE FEDERAL DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ETIIIOPIA