Objectives of the Board
Open ↗The objectives of the Board are—
(a) to develop the capacity of organizations including health related and community based organizations for health promotion;
(b) to plan and implement health promotion programmes and activities for the benefit of the community, with a particular focus on youth;
(c) to develop and support multi-strategy programmes that promote and support healthy lifestyles and healthy environments through various settings and sectors;
(d) to develop and support programmes to improve population health by preventing, reducing or stopping the use of tobacco products;
(e) to fund research relevant to health promotion; and
(f) to fund and support sporting, recreational and cultural organizations to promote healthy lifestyles and healthy environments.
Functions of the Board
Open ↗The functions of the Board are—
(a) to prepare guideline for giving grants, to evaluate grant applications and to disburse grants to any health or healthrelated organizations;
(b) to determine the terms and conditions for giving grants or financial assistance from the Fund, including the amounts that may be approved in respect of each application;
(c) to plan, develop and implement action, plans and programmes for strengthening and developing capacity for health promotion;
(d) to assess and determine the types and extent of health promotion activities to be supported by the Board;
(e) to liaise, assist and collaborate with other international organizations with similar missions and objectives for mutual support and development as well as further the development and progress of health promotion in the world; and
(f) to consult with relevant government agencies and departments and non-governmental organizations affected by the operation of this Act.
Powers of the Board
Open ↗(1) The Board shall have the power to do all things expedient or reasonably necessary for or incidental to the carrying out of its functions.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), the powers of the Board shall include power—
(a) to give grants or other financial assistance from the Fund to support programmes and research activities in the areas of health promotion;
(b) to provide grants or other financial assistance from the Fund for health promotion through sporting, recreational and cultural activities;
(c) to collect or cause to be collected money due to the Fund;
(d) to determine the proportion of moneys of the Fund which should be used for grants or financial assistance that should be provided in respect of each approved application;
(e) to prescribe procedures to be followed relating to finance and accounts of the Fund;
(f) to appoint such agents, experts, consultants or any other person to do any act required to be done in the execution of its functions or the better carrying into effect of the purposes of this Act;
(g) to grant loans or make advances to its officers and servants from the Fund for such purpose as may be approved by the Minister and on such terms and conditions as the Board may determine; and
(h) to do such other things as it deems fit to enable it to perform its functions effectively or which are incidental to the performance of its functions.
