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. 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

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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

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* National Institute for Health and Disability Insurance

## References

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1. ^ "Belgian Federal Public Service for Justice". ISSAT. Retrieved 15 January 2021.

## External links

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* Official website

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Federal Public Services of the federal government of Belgium

Horizontal services|

* FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister
* FPS Policy and Support (merger of FPS Budget and Management Control, FPS Personnel and Organisation and FPS Information and Communication Technology)

Vertical services|

* FPS Economy
* FPS Employment
* FPS Finance
* FPS Foreign Affairs
* FPS Health
* FPS Interior
* FPS Justice
* FPS Social Security
* FPS Mobility and Transport
* Ministry of Defence

Planning services|

* PPS Social Integration, Fight against Poverty and Social Economy
* PPS Science Policy

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International|

* ISNI
* VIAF

Other|

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