Nigeria - 2014 - Health

Task-Shifting and Task-Sharing Policy For Essential Healthcare Services in Nigeria

Ministry of Health, Nigeria

The national task shifting and sharing policy creates a framework to redistribute tasks among healthcare workers in Nigeria. Inspired by the shortage of healthcare workers in Nigeria, this policy allows specific tasks to be moved from highly skilled workers to workers with shorter training.

Process Flow

Health Planning, Research & Statistics Department, Ministry of Health ⬤

Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health ⬤

Office of the Minister of State for Health ⬤

Office of the Minister for Health ⬤

Federal Executive Council ⬤

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January 2022

The national task shifting and sharing policy creates a framework to redistribute tasks among healthcare workers in Nigeria. Inspired by the shortage of healthcare workers in Nigeria, this policy allows specific tasks to be moved from highly skilled workers to workers with shorter training.

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