Section 1: Establishment of the National Health System

(1)
There is established for the Federation the National Health Establishment System, which shall define and provide a framework for standards and of the regulation of health services, without prejudice to extant professional regulatory laws and which shall-
(a) encompass public and private providers of health services;
(b)
promote a spirit of co-operation and shared responsibility among all providers of health services in the Federation and any part thereof;
(c)
provide for persons living in Nigeria the best possible health services within the limits of available resources ;
(d)
set out the rights and obligations of health care providers, health workers, health establishments and users ; and
(e)
protect, promote and fulfil the rights of the people of Nigeria to have access to health care services.
(2) The National Health System shall include-
(a) the Federal Ministry of Health;
(b) the Ministry of Health in every State and the Federal Capital Territory Department responsible for Health ;
(c) parastatals under the federal and state ministries of health ;
(d) all local government health authorities ;
(e) the ward health committees ;
(f) the village health committees;
(g) the private health care providers ;
(h) traditional health care providers ; and
(i) alternative healthcare providers.