An organization of excellence leading the health sector with sound planning, robust health standards, compliance and a preferred public health sector employer.

To provide sound health sector leadership in development of plans, setting of quality health standards, processes, legislations and effective coordination of service delivery agencies through robust d evelopment of our workforce and sound partnerships.

The trusted leader in health sector creating conditions for the population to have greater access to quality primary health and international standard of secondary and tertiary health service.

The Department’s values are those clear and important beliefs, ethics, attitudes and work culture that staff are encouraged to apply and demonstrate in all aspects of their working lives. This includes:

• Professional leadership with direction, loyalty and moral courage.
• Individual competence and accountability.
• Decisions based on the highest levels of integrity and honesty.
• Cohesive team work, which is outcome oriented and innovative.

"PLICIT" "Professionalism, Loyalty, Innovative, Courage, Integrity and Team work."