Federal Public Service Health

The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment (Dutch: 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. It was created by Royal Order on May 23, 2001, as part of the plans of the Verhofstadt I Government to modernise the federal administration.

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 five Directorates-General:

The Directorate-General for Health Care Facilities Organisation
The Directorate-General for Primary Health Care & Crisis Management
The Directorate-General for Medicinal Products
The Directorate-General for Animals, Plants and Foodstuffs
The Directorate-General for Environment

It also comprises three scientific establishments:

The Center for Veterinary and Agrochemical Research
The Scientific Institute of Public Health
The Superior Health Council

External links

Official website

Federal Public Services of the federal government of Belgium

Horizontal services	FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister FPS Personnel and Organisation FPS Budget and Management Control FPS Information and Communication Technology (Fedict)

Vertical services	FPS Economy FPS Employment FPS Finance FPS Foreign Affairs FPS Health FPS Interior FPS Justice FPS Social Security FPS Transport Defence

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