Duties of Medical Officer

of Health (MOH)
Dr. Nayana Fernando
MBBS, MSc,MD (Community Medicine)
Specialist in Community Medicine

MOH has many roles

Administrator
Physician
Educator
Scientist
Social worker
Etc..

Administrator
In charge of all activities carried out in the
health unit area
Plan, implement and monitor all health related
activities
Makes advance programs
Supervise and direct the staf
Responsible for disciplines of the staf
Coordinates the curative and preventive sector
Record keeping, Report writing, and forwarding
the reports
Preside staf conferences

Physician
Conducts clinics
Maternal and child health
Elderly
Well women
Family planning
Mental health
School medical inspection
Conducts special disease control
programes

Educator
Conducts health educational
programs
Prepare educational materials
Train the staf

Scientist
Initial survey and special survey in
the health unit area
Epidemiological surveillance
Investigation of communicable
diseases

Social worker
Make a good rapport with the
community
Attend functions and meeting
Arrange special services for needy
people

Returns send by MOH

Weekly
Weekly return of Communicable
diseases (H 399)

Monthly
Family planning monthly return (H
1200)
Surveillance report on adverse
efects following immunization
Monthly stock return
Thriposha return

Quarterly
Quarterly MCH return (H 509)
Family planning consolidated return
(H1159)
Quarterly immunization return (H85)
School health return
EPI return
BCG immunization coverage return

Yearly
Yearly drug estimate