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* Executive, a senior management role in an organization
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governments in the world are divided into departments or
ministries. In most such cases, there is a department or ministry responsible for health.
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Ministry of Health and Social Protection
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection () is a department of the Albanian Government, charged with the responsibility to oversee the running of Albania's healthcare system, including supporting universal and affordable access to medical, pha ...
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Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (Algeria)
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Ministry of Health and the Environment (Antigua and Barbuda)
The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and, the Environment is responsible for the Sir Lester Bird Mount St. John's Medical Centre, Antigua and Barbuda Hospital Board, Medical Benefits Scheme, Central Board of Health, AIDS Secretariat, and the Natio ...
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Barbuda's Public Health Department
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Ministry of Health (Argentina)
The Ministry of Health ( es, Ministerio de Salud) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees, elaborates and coordinates the Argentine national state's public health policy. The ministry is responsible for overseein ...
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Ministry of Health (Armenia)
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Department of Health and Aged Care
The Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC), formerly the Department of Health, is a department of the Australian Government responsible for health research, funding, promotion and regulation in Australia. Primary health care and aged care ...
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Ministry of Health (New South Wales)
The New South Wales Ministry of Health, branded NSW Health, is a ministerial department of the New South Wales Government. NSW Health supports the executive and statutory roles of the Minister for Health, the Minister for Regional Health, an ...
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Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria)
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) was a government department in Victoria, Australia. Commencing operation on 1 January 2015, it was responsible for the state's health system, as well as various other aspects of social policy.
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Department of Health (Western Australia)
The Department of Health is a Western Australian government department responsible for regulating and advancing health within the state. It manages a system of multiple Health Service Providers (HSPs) which make up Western Australia's public heal ...
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Ministry of Healthcare (Azerbaijan)
The Ministry of Healthcare of Azerbaijan Republic, also known as Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan Republic ( az, Azərbaycan Respublikasının Səhiyyə Nazirliyi) is a governmental agency within the Cabinet of Azerbaijan in charge of regulating ...
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)
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Ministry of Health (The Bahamas)
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is a ministry in the Politics of the Bahamas, Bahamas Government. Ministry plans, supervises, licenses and coordinates the country's healthcare services.
Cabinet
Areas of responsibility
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Ministry of Health (Bahrain)
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Federal Public Service Health The FPS Public Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment ( nl, FOD Volksgezondheid, Veiligheid van de Voedselketen en Leefmilieu, french: SPF Santé publique, Sécurité de la Chaîne alimentaire et Environnement, german: FÖD Volksgesundheit, Siche ...
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Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (Flanders)
The Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (in Dutch: ''Departement Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Gezin'') is a department of the Flemish Government. The Flemish Government is the executive branch of the Flemish Community of Belgium. The de ...
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Ministry of Health (Bhutan)
Ministry of Health is ministry of Bhutan responsible for management and development of health reforms in the country.
Departments
The Ministry of Health is responsible for:
*Department of Public Health
*Department of Public Services
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Ministry of Health and Wellness (Botswana)
Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Government of Botswana. Its stated aim is to promote and manage health and ensure environmental concerns are considered in all aspects of national development.
Leadership
* Edwin Dikoloti - Minister
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Ministry of Health (Brazil)
The Ministry of Health (Portuguese: ''Ministério da Saúde'') is a cabinet-level federal ministry in Brazil.
Since March 2021, the Health Minister is Marcelo Queiroga, a cardiologist.
Previously, Health Minister Nelson Teich resigned on 15 ...
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Ministry of Health (Brunei)
The Ministry of Health (MOH or MoH; ) is a cabinet-level ministry in the government of Brunei which oversees the health system in the country. It is currently led by a minister and the incumbent is Mohd Isham Jaafar, who took office since 1 D ...
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Ministry of Health (Cambodia)
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Ministry of Health (Alberta)
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Ministry of Health (British Columbia)
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Department of Health (New Brunswick) The Department of Health is a part of the Government of New Brunswick. It is charged with administration and delivery of public healthcare in New Brunswick.
History
The department was first established in 1918 as the Department of Health and La ...
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Ministry of Health (Ontario)
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Ministry of Health and Social Services (Quebec) The Minister of Health and Social Services (in French: ''Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux'') is responsible for the administration of health and social services in the province of Quebec since June 1985. The Minister of Social Affairs ...
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Ministry of Health (Saskatchewan)
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Ministry of Health (Chile) (''Ministerio de Salud de Chile'') and
Fondo Nacional de Salud (''FONASA'')
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National Health Commission
The National Health Commission of the People's Republic of China is a cabinet-level executive department of the State Council which is responsible for formulating national health policies. It was formed on 19 March 2018. The ministry is headq ...
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Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Colombia)
The Ministry of Health and Social Protection ( es, Ministerio de Salud y de Protección Social) is one of the sixteen national executive ministries of the Government of Colombia, and is responsible for coordinating and implementing the national p ...
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Ministry of Public Health (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Ministry of Public Health may refer to:
* Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Public Health (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Ministry of Public Health (Guinea-Bissau)
* Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra), India
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Costa Rican Social Security Fund
The Costa Rican Social Security Fund ( es, Caja Costarricense de Seguro Social) is in charge of most of the nation's public health sector. Its role in public health (as the administrator of health institutions) is key in Costa Rica, playing an im ...
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Ministry of Health and the Fight against AIDS (Côte d'Ivoire)
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Ministry of Health (Croatia)
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Ministry of Health (Cyprus)
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Ministry of Health (Czech Republic)
The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic () is a government ministry of the Czech Republic.
See also
* Healthcare in the Czech Republic
* Timeline of ministers on Wikidata
External links
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Ministry of Health (Denmark)
The Danish Ministry of Health is a Danish governmental ministry responsible for healthcare policy in Denmark. First created as an independent ministry in 1926, it has at various times been combined with the Ministry of the Interior as the Minist ...
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Ministry of Health (East Timor)
The Ministry of Health (MS; pt, Ministério da Saúde, tet, Ministériu Saúde) is the government department of East Timor accountable for health policy.
Functions
The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and ...
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Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt)
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has its headquarters in Cairo. Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, the current Health Minister, was appointed in August 2022.
Ministers
* Hala Zayed (2018–2022)
* Khaled Abdel Ghaffar (Temporarily) in 2021
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Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
The Ministry of Health (MoH) ( am, ጤና ሚኒስቴር) is a federal government ministry of Ethiopia, responsible for public health concerns. Its head office is on Sudan Street in Addis Ababa. Until 2020, Amir Aman is the director. Lia Tades ...
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Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
The Ministry of Health and Medical Services (MOH) is a government ministry of Fiji responsible for overseeing Fiji's Healthcare system. Its head office is in Dinem House in Toorak, Suva. The current Minister for Health and Medical Services is ...
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Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health ( fi, Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö , sv, Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet) is a Finnish government ministry tasked with the planning and implementation of policies regarding the social affairs and ...
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Ministry for Solidarity and Health (France)
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia
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Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
The Federal Ministry of Health (german: link=no, Bundesministerium für Gesundheit), abbreviated BMG, is a cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the highest German federal government department responsible for health. ...
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Ministry of Health (Ghana)
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the government ministry of Ghana that is responsible for the health of Ghanaians. It is involved in providing public health services, managing Ghana's healthcare industry, and building Ghana's hospitals and me ...
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Ministry of Health (Greece)
The Ministry of Health ( el, Υπουργείο Υγείας), is the government department responsible for managing the health system of Greece. The incumbent minister is Thanos Plevris of New Democracy. The Alternate Minister for Health Ser ...
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Ministry of Health (Guinea)
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Ministry of Public Health (Guinea-Bissau)
The Ministry of Public Health is a ministry of the government of Guinea-Bissau. It consists of four public health agencies: the National Public Health Laboratory, the MOH Center for Epidemiology and Community Health, the National School of Public ...
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Ministry of Health (Haiti)
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Food and Health Bureau
The Food and Health Bureau (FHB) was a policy bureau of the Government of Hong Kong from 2007 to 2022 that managed food hygiene, environmental hygiene and health policies in Hong Kong. It was led by the Secretary for Food and Health (SFH) du ...
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Department of Health (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong's Department of Health is responsible for healthcare policies and the provision of basic healthcare services and established in 1939. The public hospitals are managed by the department's Hospital Authority. The department reports ...
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Ministry of Welfare (Iceland)
The Ministry of Welfare ( is, Velferðarráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 1 January 2011. It is the result of the merger of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security, founded 17 April 1939 as the Ministry of S ...
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare is an Indian government ministry charged with health policy in India. It is also responsible for all government programs relating to family planning in India.
The Minister of Health and Family Welfar ...
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Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
The Ministry of Public Health and Family Welfare is a ministry in the Government of Maharashtra. Ministry looks after health policy.
The Ministry is headed by a cabinet level Minister. Tanaji Sawant is current Minister of Public Health and Fam ...
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Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)
The Department of Health and Family Welfare of State of Tamil Nadu is a department of Government of Tamil Nadu responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services in Tamil Nadu. Its undertakings include National Health Mission – T ...
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Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Tripura)
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Ministry of Health (Indonesia)
The Ministry of Health ( id, Kementerian Kesehatan) is a government ministry which organize public health affairs within the Indonesian government.
History
Ministry of Health was formed on 19 August 1945. The ministry is responsible for pu ...
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Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Iran)
The Ministry of Health and Medical Education (MOHME) has executive responsibility for health and medical education within the Iranian government. The MOHME comprises five departments headed by deputy ministers:
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Ministry of Health (Iraq)
The Ministry of Health and environment of Iraq was formed in 1920.
Its task is to provide health and medical services to every Iraqi citizen during normal and emergency circumstances in the country. The ministry also administrates the affairs of h ...
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Department of Health (Ireland)
The Department of Health ( ga, An Roinn Sláinte) is a department of the Government of Ireland. The department's mission is to "support, protect and empower individuals, families and their communities to achieve their full health potential by p ...
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Ministry of Health (Israel)
The Ministry of Health ( he, מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת, translit. ''Misrad HaBri'ut'') is a ministry in the Israeli government, responsible for formulating health policies. The ministry plans, supervises, licenses, and coordinate ...
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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
The is a cabinet level ministry of the Japanese government. It is commonly known as in Japan. The ministry provides services on health, labour and welfare.
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Ministry of Health (Jordan)
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Ministry of Healthcare (Kazakhstan)
The Ministry of Healthcare ( kz, Денсаулық сақтау министрлігі, ''Densaýlyq saqtaý mınıstrligi'') is one of the central executive bodies of the Government of Kazakhstan, cabinet-level ministry in Kazakhstan. It carries ...
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Ministry of Health (Kenya)
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Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Kiribati)
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Ministry of Health (Kuwait)
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Ministry of Health (Laos)
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Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon) Ministry of Public Health may refer to:
* Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Public Health (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
* Ministry of Public Health (Guinea-Bissau)
* Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra), India
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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia
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Ministry of Health (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija) is a government department of the Republic of Lithuania. Its operations are authorized by the Constitution of the Republic of Lithua ...
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Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (Macau)
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Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene (Mali)
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Ministry for Health (Malta)
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Secretariat of Health (Mexico)
The Secretariat of Health ( Spanish: ''Secretaría de Salud'') is the government department in charge of all social health services in Mexico, and an integral part of the Mexican health system. The Secretary of Health is a member of the Executive ...
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Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
The Ministry of Health ( ms, Kementerian Kesihatan), abbreviated MOH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for health system: health behaviour, cancer, public health, health management, medical research, health sys ...
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Ministry of Health (Moldova)
The Ministry of Health of Moldova ( ro, Ministerul Sănătății) is one of the thirteen ministries of the Government of Moldova. The current health minister is Ala Nemerenco.Ministry of Health (Montenegro)
Minister of Health ( cnr, Ministar zdravlja) is the person in charge of the Ministry of Health of Montenegro (Ministarstvo zdravlja). Dragoslav Šćekić is the current Minister of Health, since 4 December 2020.
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Ministry of Health (Morocco)
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Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
The Ministry of Health ( my, ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, ; abbreviated MOH) is a national government-run ministry administering health affairs and health care in Myanmar, including all of the medical schools. I ...
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Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)
The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) is a governmental body of Nepal in charge of regulating the healthcare system and its implementation. The ministry's tasks are manifold and include managing the development of the healthcare in Nepal, ...
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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport ( nl, Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport; VWS) is the Dutch Ministry responsible for public health, health care, quality of life, social work and sport. The Ministry was created in 1951 as ...
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Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
The Ministry of Health ( Māori: ''Manatū Hauora'') is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for healthcare in New Zealand. It came into existence in its current form in 1993.
History Origins
The Ministry of Health's origi ...
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Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)
The Federal Ministry of Health is one of the Federal Ministries of Nigeria concerned with the formulation and implementation of policies related to health. It is headed by two Ministers appointed by the President of Nigeria, President, assisted b ...
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Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health
The Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health is the state government ministry, charged with the responsibility to plan, devise and implement the state policies on Health. The ministry was formed as an MDA (Ministries, Departments, and Agencies), in 198 ...
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Lagos State Ministry of Health
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Rivers State Ministry of Health
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Ministry of Public Health (North Korea)
The Ministry of Public Health of North Korea ( ko, 조선민주주의인민공화국 보건성) is a central administrative agency of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. It was founded on September 2, 1948, when the Cabin ...
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Ministry of Health and Care Services The Royal Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services (''Helse- og omsorgsdepartementet'') is a Norwegian government ministry in charge of health policy, public health, health care services, and health legislation in Norway. It is led by the Mini ...
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Ministry of Health, Palestine
The Health Minister of the State of Palestine ( Abbreviation: MOH) is Dr. Mai al-Kaila.[Ministry of Health (Panama)
The Ministry of Health of Panama (Ministerio de Salud de la República de Panamá, MINSA) is a ministry of the Republic of Panama that is part of the Executive Branch. This institution is responsible for the health and well-being of the Panamanian ...](_blank)
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National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (PNG)’s National Department of Health is a statutory organisation focused on the delivery of better health services for the people of Papua New Guinea.
The department’s stated key goals for the period from 2009 to 2013 are:
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Ministry of Health (Peru)
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Department of Health (Philippines)
The Department of Health (DOH; fil, Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the Executive Departments of the Philippines, executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipi ...
** Ministry of Health (Bangsamoro)
* Ministry of Health (Poland)
* Ministry of Health (Portugal)
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* Ministry of Health (Romania)
* Ministry of Health (Russia)
** Ministry of Health (Bashkortostan)
* Ministry of Health (Rwanda)
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* Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
* Ministry of Health (Serbia)
* Ministry of Health and Sanitation (Sierra Leone)
* Ministry of Health (Singapore)
* Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Solomon Islands)
* Ministry of Health (Somalia)
* Ministry of Health (Somaliland)
* Department of Health (South Africa)
** Western Cape Department of Health
* Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)
* Ministry of Health (South Sudan)
* Ministry of Health (Spain)
** Department of Health (Basque Country)
* Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
* Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
* Ministry of Health (Syria)
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* Ministry of Health and Welfare (Taiwan)
* Ministry of Health (Tajikistan)
* Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Tanzania)
* Ministry of Public Health (Thailand)
* Ministry of Health (Trinidad and Tobago)
* Ministry of Health (Turkey)
* Ministry of Health (Turkmenistan)
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* Ministry of Health (Uganda)
* Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)
* Ministry of Health (United Arab Emirates)
** Department of Health (Abu Dhabi)
** Dubai Health Authority
* United Kingdom
** Department of Health and Social Care covers England and any Devolution in the United Kingdom, undevolved matters
** Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (Northern Ireland)
** Health and Social Care Directorates (Scotland)
** Department of Health and Social Services (Wales)
Health and Social Services
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* United States Department of Health and Human Services (All U.S. states and Territories of the United States, territories have a state health agency.)
** Alabama Department of Public Health
** Alaska Department of Health and Social Services
** Arizona Department of Health Services
** Arkansas Department of Health
** California Department of Public Health
** Florida Department of Health
** Hawaii Department of Health
** Illinois Department of Public Health and Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services
** Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
** Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
** Massachusetts Department of Public Health
** Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
** Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
** Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
** New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
** New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
** New Mexico Department of Health
** New York State Department of Health
** North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
** Oklahoma State Department of Health
** Oregon Health Authority
** Pennsylvania Department of Health
** Rhode Island Department of Health
** South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
** Texas Department of State Health Services
** Utah Department of Health
** Virginia Department of Health
** Washington State Department of Health
** Wisconsin Department of Health Services
** Wyoming Department of Health
** Puerto Rico Department of Health (U.S. territory)
* Ministry of Public Health (Uruguay)
* Ministry of Public Health (Uzbekistan)
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* Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China
* Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
* Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark)
* Ministry of Health (Rhodesia)
* Ministry of Health (Soviet Union)
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International bodies
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See also
* Health department
* List of national public health agencies
* State health agency
References
Health ministries,
Lists of government ministries
Lists of medical and health organizations
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