List of health departments and ministries
Appearance
Most executive 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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[edit]- Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Albania)
- Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (Algeria)
- Ministry of Health and the Environment (Antigua and Barbuda)
- Ministry of Health (Argentina)
- Ministry of Health (Armenia)
- Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
- Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Austria)
- Ministry of Healthcare (Azerbaijan)
B
[edit]- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)
- Ministry of Health (The Bahamas)
- Ministry of Health (Bahrain)
- Federal Public Service Health (Belgium)
- Ministry of Health (Bhutan)
- Ministry of Health and Wellness (Botswana)
- Ministry of Health (Brazil) (Ministério da Saúde)
- Ministry of Health (Brunei) (Kementerian Kesihatan)
C
[edit]- Ministry of Health (Cambodia)
- Health Canada
- Ministry of Health (Chile) (Ministerio de Salud de Chile) and Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA)
- National Health Commission
- Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Colombia)
- Ministry of Public Health (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
- Costa Rican Social Security Fund
- Ministry of Health and the Fight against AIDS (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Ministry of Health (Croatia)
- Ministry of Health (Cyprus)
- Ministry of Health (Czech Republic)
D
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[edit]- Ministry of Health (East Timor)
- Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt)
- Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
F
[edit]- Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland)
- Ministry for Solidarity and Health (France)
G
[edit]- Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia
- Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
- Ministry of Health (Ghana)
- Ministry of Health (Greece)
- Ministry of Health (Guinea)
- Ministry of Public Health (Guinea-Bissau)
H
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[edit]- Ministry of Welfare (Iceland)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
- Ministry of Health (Indonesia) (Kementerian Kesehatan)
- Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Iran)
- Ministry of Health (Iraq)
- Department of Health (Ireland)
- Ministry of Health (Israel)
- Ministry of Health (Italy)
J
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[edit]- Ministry of Healthcare (Kazakhstan)
- Ministry of Health (Kenya)
- Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Kiribati)
- Ministry of Health (Kuwait)
L
[edit]- Ministry of Health (Laos)
- Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)
- Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia
- Ministry of Health (Lithuania)
M
[edit]- Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (Macau)
- Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene (Mali)
- Ministry for Health (Malta)
- Secretariat of Health (Mexico)
- Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
- Ministry of Health (Moldova)
- Ministry of Health (Montenegro)
- Ministry of Health (Morocco)
- Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
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[edit]- Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)
- Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
- Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
- Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)
- Ministry of Public Health (North Korea)
- Ministry of Health and Care Services (Norway)
O
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[edit]- Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (Pakistan)
- Ministry of Health, Palestine
- Ministry of Health (Panama)
- National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea
- Ministry of Health (Peru)
- Department of Health (Philippines)
- Ministry of Health (Poland)
- Ministry of Health (Portugal)
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[edit]- 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)
- Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)
- Ministry of Health (South Sudan)
- Ministry of Health (Spain)
- Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
- Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden)
- Ministry of Health (Syria)
T
[edit]- 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)
U
[edit]- Ministry of Health (Uganda)
- Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)
- Ministry of Health (United Arab Emirates)
- United Kingdom
- Department of Health and Social Care covers England and any undevolved matters
- Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (Northern Ireland)
- Health and Social Care Directorates (Scotland)
- Department of Health and Social Services (Wales)[1]
- United States Department of Health and Human Services (All U.S. states and 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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[edit]Former health ministries or departments
[edit]- 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)
International bodies
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Health and Social Services Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine new.wales.gov.uk, accessed 8 October 2008