The department coordinates the day-to-day management activities in the following areas:

1. Recruitment
2. Promotion
3. Welfare/Staff claims
4. Retirement of staff she is due
5. Confirmation of appointments and the discipline of erring staff

The major duty of this department is to receive approved funds from the Ministry of Finance and pay to other departments, bodies and individuals.

The following are the activities of the department:

1. Salary and allowance.
2. Overhead review to ascertain the cost of running the ministry.
3. The ministry also funds the Benue State University Makurdi for equipment and logistics.
4. Procurement of drugs, and stationery.

The department of Public Health Services as a directorate is charged with the responsibilities of providing support on Benue State public health care management, delivery and other programs like:

1. Immunization programme.
2. Survey and the enlightenment of the people against nutrition.
3. Enlightenment Programmes about HIV/AIDS and other STDs.
4. Safe motherhood programme.
5. Programme to curtail or detect epidemics.

The department equally embarks on monitoring and supervision of patent medicine vendors all over the state, in the process, sanctions defaulters.

1. School of Nursing.
2. School of Midwifery.

The department of Clinical Services was created from the restructuring of the former department of medical and health services into public health and clinical services.

Its functions include:

1. Provision of quality care and standard clinical practice.
2. Accreditation and inspection of private health facility in Benue State.
3. Periodic monitoring and supervision of private health facility to ensure standard of practice.

The department coordinate the following activities:

1. Renovation
2. Government House Clinic
3. Benue State University Teaching Hospital, Makurdi Local Government