Federal Public Service Health Explained

The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (Dutch; Flemish: FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu, French: SPF Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement, German: FÖD Volksgesundheit, Sicherheit der Nahrungsmittelkette und Umwelt), 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

• National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance

Notes and References

1. Web site: Belgian Federal Public Service for Justice. 15 January 2021. ISSAT.