Federal Public Service Health
The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (Template:Langx, Template:Langx, Template:Langx), more commonly known as the FPS Health, is a Federal Public Service of Belgium. Royal Order established FPS Justice on 23 May 2001, as part of Verhofstadt I Government to rebuild the federal administration.[1]
It is responsible for guaranteeing the public health, the safety of the food chain and a safe environment.
Organisation
The FPS Health is currently organised into three Directorates-General and an Administration:
- The Directorate-General for Health Care
- The Directorate-General for Animals, Plants and Foodstuffs
- The Directorate-General for Environment
- The Administration of Medical Expertise (Medex)
The former Directorate-General for Medicinal Products has become the autonomous Federal Agency for Medicines and Health Products in 2007. The Directorate-General for Health Care is the result of the merger of the Directorate-General for Health Care Facilities Organisation and the Directorate-General for Primary Health Care & Crisis Management. The FPS Health is also linked with two scientific institutions:
- Sciensano, the successor to the former Center for Veterinary and Agrochemical Research and the former Scientific Institute of Public Health
- The Superior Health Council
See also
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Belgian Federal Public Service for Justice". ISSAT. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
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