Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform

The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (MSPRH) is the health ministry of Republic of Algeria. It is located in El Madania, a municipality of Algiers. The Ministry is responsible for public health facilities and population monitoring.^[1][2] The Minister is a member of the Council of Ministers of Algeria, which reports to the President of Algeria as part of the executive branch of the government.

Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform

Arabic: وزارة الصحة و السكان وإصلاح المستشفيات‎ French: Ministère de la Santé, de la Population et de la Réforme Hospitalière
Agency overview
Formed	1962
Preceding	Ministry of Health
Type	Public health
Jurisdiction	Government of Algeria
Headquarters	125, Bd Abderrahmane Laala, El Madania, Algiers, Algeria 36°44′50″N 3°03′44″E / 36.74733158813259°N 3.062108381753797°E / 36.74733158813259; 3.062108381753797 (Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform)
Minister responsible	Abdelhak Saihi
Website	sante.gov.dz

History

The Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform was formerly the Ministry of Health and Population. The name was changed in about 2000.^[3]

The ministry has organized the country into five regions with 5 Health Regional Councils (CRS) and 5 Regional Health Observatories (RHAs). At the Provincial level, there are 48 Directorates of Health and Population (one per province).^[4]

Ministers

The current minister is Abdelhak Saihi (since 9 September 2022).^[5] Former ministers include:^[6]

• fr:Abderrahmane Benbouzid (January 4, 2020–September 8, 2022)
• Mohamed Miraoui (2019–2020)
• Mokhtar Hasbellaoui (2017–2019)
• fr:Abdelmalek Boudiaf (2013–2017)
• fr:Abdelaziz Ziari (2012–2013)
• fr:Said Barkat, Minister of Health (2008–2010)
• fr:Amor Tou (2005–2008)
• Yahia Kaidum (1995)
• Muhammed Al-Saghir Babs [ar] (1992–1994)
• Zahia Mentouri, Minister of Health and Social Affairs (1992)
• fr:Nafissa Hamoud, Minister of Health (early 1990s)
• fr:Amara Benyounes, administrator of the Ministry of Health (1988–1990)
• Kasdi Merbah, Minister of Health (1988)
• fr:Mohamed Seghir Nekkache, Minister of Health (1962–1965)

Organization

The Ministry is organized into the following units:^[1]

General Secretariat Minister's office Inspector General General Directorate of Prevention and Promotion of Health Directorate for the Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Noncommunicable Diseases Directorate Socio-environmental prevention department Under Directorate of Immunization Programs and Health Promotion. Sub-Directorate for the fight against prevalent diseases and health alert Sub-Directorate for the prevention of non-communicable diseases and the fight against risk factors Department of specific health actions Mental Health Promotion Department Environment and Food Risk Prevention Department General Directorate of Health Services and Hospital Reform Direction of care programs, ethics and medical deontology Department of hospitals and hospital reform Department of local health structures Under the direction of the new birth, childhood, adolescence and youth care programs Adult and Elderly Care Programs Department Department of Ethics and Medical Deontology Under the direction of public hospitals Under the direction of private hospitals Under the Emergency Department

Department of local health structures and home care Under the Directorate of Private Medicine General Directorate of Pharmacy and Health Equipment Pharmaceuticals Directorate Health equipment department Pharmaceutical Products Promotion Department Under the Directorate of Pharmaceutical Product Registration Regulation and Technical Activities Department Under the direction of hospital pharmacy Health Equipment Approval Department Health Equipment Regulation and Supply Department Technical Support Department Human Resources Department Under the Direction of Medical and Paramedical Staff Under Direction of Administrative and Technical Staff Department of Studies and Planning Department of Studies and Investment Programs

Planning Department Department of Finance and Resources Budget and Accounting Department Sub-Directorate of General Resources Information Systems and Computing Department Organization and Information System Department Computer Networks Department Training Department Under the Direction of Initial Training Under the Continuing Education Department Directorate of Regulation, Litigation and Cooperation Regulatory Department Sub-Directorate of Litigation Legal Studies Department Under the Cooperation Department Directorate of Population Department of Reproductive Health and Family Planning Under the Studies, Research and Analysis Department Department of Foresight and Demographic Watch Population Strategies and Programs Department

Public health establishments

In 2020, there were according to the Ministry 586 public health establishments in Algeria. There are 69,948 beds in CHU, EHU, EH, EHS, and EPH establishments and 6,584 beds in community hospitals (EPSP). These establishments are broken down as follows:^[7]

Public health establishments in Algeria

Type	Number of establishments	Number of beds
CHU	15	13,755
EHU	1	770
EH	9	1,533
EHS	83	13,384
EPH	207	40,506
EPSP	273	6,585

Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire (CHU)

See also: List of hospitals in Algeria

 

CHU Mustapha Pacha, Algiers

 

CHU Mohamad Lamine Debaghine

 

CHU Beni Messours

 

CHU Béjaïa, Frantz Fanon

 

CHU Abdelhamid Ben Badis

According to the Algerian Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform there were 15 Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire (CHU) in Algeria in 2019, up from 13 in 2004. In 2019, there were 13,755 beds in the CHU facilities. A CHU may include multiple hospitals. Below is a list of the CHU in Algeria, showing the region, city, province, affiliated university, and number of beds.^[8][9][10]

Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire (CHU) in Algeria

Region	CHU	City	Province	University	Beds
Center	CHU Mustapha Pacha	Sidi M'Hamed36°45′44″N 3°03′12″E / 36.762207368724354°N 3.0534096682635736°E / 36.762207368724354; 3.0534096682635736 (CHU Mustapha Pacha hospital)	Algiers Province	Algiers 1 University	1,500, established in 1854^[11]^[12]
Center	CHU Mohamad Lamine Debaghine	Bab El Oued36°47′44″N 3°02′58″E / 36.79565151308986°N 3.0494983694528135°E / 36.79565151308986; 3.0494983694528135 (CHU Lamine Debaghing)	Algiers Province	Algiers 1 University	^[12]
Center	CHU Nafissa Hamoud Hussein Dey	Hussein Dey36°44′12″N 3°06′17″E / 36.73679542236154°N 3.1048112375713504°E / 36.73679542236154; 3.1048112375713504 (CHU Nafissa Hamoud)	Algiers Province	Algiers 1 University	^[12]^[13]
Center	CHU Issad Hassani Beni Messous	Beni Messous36°47′14″N 2°58′51″E / 36.78713404409454°N 2.980965244172839°E / 36.78713404409454; 2.980965244172839 (CHU Issad Hassani)	Algiers Province	Algiers 1 University	^[12]^[13]
Center	Part of CHUs CHU Djillali Bounaâma Douera CHU/EPSP Zéralda Belkacemi Tayeb (700 beds)	Douera, Zéralda	Algiers Province	Algiers 1 University	^[14]^[15]^[16]^[17]^[13]^[12]
East	CHU Annaba CHU Ibn Sina Annaba (466 beds) CHU Dorban (198 beds) CHU Hospital of Mother and Child El Bouni (150 beds) CHU Sainte Thérèse (94 beds) CHU Anti-Cancer Center (150 beds)	Annaba36°54′38″N 7°44′48″E / 36.9106126284729°N 7.7467060817601014°E / 36.9106126284729; 7.7467060817601014 (Ibn Rochd University Hospital)	Annaba Province	Badji Mokhtar Annaba University	1,058^[18]
East	CHU Benflis Al-Tohamy University Hospital	Batna35°31′56″N 6°11′20″E / 35.53213725592191°N 6.188836224034549°E / 35.53213725592191; 6.188836224034549 (Benflis Al-Tohamy University Hospital)	Batna Province	Batna 2 University	612^[19]^[13]
Center	CHU Béjaïa Frantz Fanon Hospital (104 beds) Khelil Amrane Hospital (204 beds) Targa Ouzemmour Hospital (105 beds)	Béjaïa36°45′22″N 5°05′00″E / 36.7562273°N 5.083458°E / 36.7562273; 5.083458 (CHU Béjaïa, Frantz Fanon Hospital)	Béjaïa Province	University of Béjaïa	514^[20]
Center	CHU Blida CHU Blida Hassid Ben Bouali Frantz Fanon Hospital Mohamed Yazid Hospital Zabana Dental Clinic	Blida36°30′05″N 2°52′52″E / 36.50152278727867°N 2.8812070817442956°E / 36.50152278727867; 2.8812070817442956 (CHU Blida)	Blida Province	Blida 1 University	723^[21]
East	CHU Abdelhamid Ben Badis	Constantine36°22′21″N 6°37′04″E / 36.37252087146505°N 6.617779261494081°E / 36.37252087146505; 6.617779261494081 (University Hospital Abdelhamid Ben Badis)	Constantine Province	Constantine 1 University	1,426^[22]
Central	CHU Baloguat University	Laghouat33°47′31″N 2°51′00″E / 33.792041992044155°N 2.8501201424160043°E / 33.792041992044155; 2.8501201424160043 (Baloguat University Hospital)	Laghouat Province	University of Laghouat	240^[23]
West	CHU Mostaganem Kharouba	Mostaganem35°57′57″N 0°06′13″E / 35.96576119243395°N 0.10374179305732123°E / 35.96576119243395; 0.10374179305732123 (CHU Mostaganem)	Mostaganem Province	Abdelhamid Ibn Badis University of Mostaganem	240^[24]
West	CHU Oran	Oran35°41′36″N 0°38′21″W / 35.693276°N 0.639028°W / 35.693276; -0.639028 (CHU Oran)	Oran Province	Oran 1 University	2,922, CHU in 2003^[25]^[26]
East	CHU Saadna Abdenour Sétif	Sétif36°11′32″N 5°24′10″E / 36.19224842747581°N 5.402855552787355°E / 36.19224842747581; 5.402855552787355 (CHU Saadna Abendour Sétif)	Sétif Province	Ferhat Abbas Setif 1 University	838^[27]^[28]
West	CHU Hassani Abdelkader Sidi Bel Abbès (SBA)	Sidi Bel Abbès35°11′02″N 0°38′54″W / 35.18376723104693°N 0.6482501331394779°W / 35.18376723104693; -0.6482501331394779 (CHU Hassani Abdelkader Sidi Bel Abbès)	Sidi Bel Abbès Province (SBA)	University of Sidi Bel Abbes (Djillali Liabes University)	616^[29]
Central	CHU Ouargla	Ouargla31°58′11″N 5°19′46″E / 31.969711224237376°N 5.329370305249403°E / 31.969711224237376; 5.329370305249403 (CHU Mohamed Boudiaf Ouargla)	Ouargla Province	University of Ouargla (Université Kasdi Merbah Ouargla)	407^[22]^[30]^[31]
Center	CHU Tizi Ouzou Nedir Mohamed Hospital Sidi Belloua Hospital Dental Hospital	Tizi Ouzou36°42′36″N 4°03′16″E / 36.70994632168422°N 4.054537006972077°E / 36.70994632168422; 4.054537006972077 (CHU Tizi Ouzou, Nedir Mohamed Hospital)	Tizi Ouzou Province	Mouloud Mammeri University of Tizi Ouzou	1,043^[32]^[22]
West	CHU Tlemcen	Tlemcen34°52′32″N 1°19′37″W / 34.87545704153338°N 1.3270684831186101°W / 34.87545704153338; -1.3270684831186101 (CHU Tlemcen)	Tlemcen Province	Abou Bekr Belkaid University of Tlemcen	646, established 1954, CHU 1986^[33]^[22]

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External links

• Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform on Facebook
• "Ministry of Health" (in French). (in Arabic and French)
• Ministry of Health at the Wayback Machine (archive index)