The Demographic/Evaluation Unit is responsible for the monitoring and evaluation of the national family planning programme. This Unit collects family planning statistics from all government health service points and two Non-Governmental Organisations, namely, Action Familiale and Mauritius Family Planning & Welfare Association.
Management of public health risks such as unsafe water, inadequate sanitation, inadequate lighting, noise, air and odour pollution, require institutional and technical capacities in order to assess, correct, control, and prevent those risks in the environment that can potentially affect adversely the health of present and future generations. In Mauritius, the role to manage these public health risks falls under the purview of the Ministry of Health and Wellness- namely by the EHEU.
The Government Analyst Division is the chemical laboratory operating under the aegis of the Public Health and Training Section of the Ministry.
The HIV and AIDS Unit of this Ministry is responsible for the proper AIDS response in terms of policy coordination, policy implementation, HIV prevention, care and treatment and harm reduction.
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has put in place a series of health intervention programmes in the struggle against these diseases and their causative factors. Intervention programmes focusing on primary prevention of diseases and their risk factors in the community and at worksites have been reengineered. Existing programmes, which are comprehensive and multi-sectoral, are being sustained to favour an enabling environment for the adoption of a healthy lifestyle.
Occupational Health is a discipline that deals with the full relationship between work and the health of workers. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Act 2005, the Occupational Health Unit (OHU), which operates under the aegis of the MOHW, caters for workers employed in the public sector.
The National Pharmacovigilance Committee in Mauritius was established in December 2011 and Mauritius became a full member of the the WHO Programme for International Drug Monitoring in 2014. It functions to manage and address any potential safety and quality issues that could arise from the use of health products marketed in Mauritius.
Proper planning and finance management enables value for money in Government expenditures. The Planning and Finance unit is responsible for the sound monitoring of measures as announced in the Government Programme 2020-2024 and budget measures which fall under the purview of the Ministry of Health and Wellness.
The infrastructural outlook of health institutions is but a mirror of the quality of services offered, especially in terms of accessibility. The Ministry of Health and Wellness is, therefore, setting up state-of-the-art infrastructures around the island to cater for the need of the whole population. The Project Implementation Unit (PIU) is responsible for the proper implementation of minor infrastructural works and capital projects.