Somaliland National Health Professions Commission - NHPC

The Somaliland National Health Professions Commission is a statutory body with the mandate of regulating, accrediting and licensing health facilities, health training institutions and health Professionals in the country. The Somaliland National Health Professions Commission is a statutory body enacted by the Health Regulatory Act 19/2001 which was passed by the parliament in 1999. The commission’s

mandate is to protect the public by ensuring the quality of health care provided by Health Professionals and Health Care Facilities as well as assessing and monitoring that Health Training Institutions are adhering to the standards set for health training and education. Register and Licence health practitioners, provide guidance and directions while monitoring their professional conduct and Continues Educational Development.
2. Register and licence all health care facilities (both public and private) and evaluate them periodically to assure the fulfilment of health regulatory standards.
3. Accredit and provide a national recognition for approved health training programs for health training Institutions.
4. Investigate complaints, malpractice and misconducts of health professionals and health care facilities and take disciplinary actions.
5. Provide the names of registered and licensed health professions and health care facilities to the public.