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)
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[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)
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[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)
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[edit]Ministry of Health (East Timor)
Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt)
Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
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[edit]Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland)
Ministry for Solidarity and Health (France)
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[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)
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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)
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[edit]Ministry of Healthcare (Kazakhstan)
Ministry of Health (Kenya)
Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Kiribati)
Ministry of Health (Kuwait)
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[edit]Ministry of Health (Laos)
Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia
Ministry of Health (Lithuania)
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[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)
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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)
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[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)
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[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