List of health departments and ministries
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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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Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
Ministry of Health (Albania)
Ministry of Health (Algeria)
Ministry of Health (Argentina)
Ministry of Health (Armenia)
Department of Health (Australia)
Ministry of Healthcare (Azerbaijan)
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)
Federal Public Service Health (Belgium)
Ministry of Health (Brazil) (Ministério da Saúde)
Ministry of Health (Burma)
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Ministry of Health (Cambodia)
Health Canada
Ministry of Health (Chile) (Ministerio de Salud de Chile) and Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA)
Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China
Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Colombia)
Ministry of Public Health (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Costa Rican Department of Social Security
Ministry of Health and the Fight against AIDS (Côte d'Ivoire)
Ministry of Health (Croatia)
Ministry of Health (Czech Republic)
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Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark) (Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet)
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Health Minister of the Gaza Strip
Federal Ministry of Health (Germany)
Ministry of Health (Ghana)
Ministry of Health (Greece)
Ministry of Health and Public Hygiene (Guinea)
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Ministry of Welfare (Iceland)
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
Ministry of Health (Indonesia)
Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Iran)
Ministry of Health (Iraq)
Department of Health (Ireland)
Ministry of Health (Israel)
Ministry of Health (Italy) (Ministero della Salute)
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Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia
Ministry of Health (Lithuania)
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Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene (Mali)
Secretariat of Health (Mexico)
Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
Ministry of Health (Moldova)
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Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)
Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)
Ministry of Health and Care Services (Norway)
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Ministry of National Health Services Regulation and Coordination (Pakistan)
Ministry of Health (State of Palestine)
National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea
Ministry of Health (Peru)
Department of Health (Philippines)
Ministry of Health (Poland)
Ministry of Health (Portugal) (Ministério da Saúde)
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Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
Minister of Health (Serbia)
Ministry of Health and Sanitation (Sierra Leone)
Ministry of Health (Singapore)
Ministry of Health (Spain)
Department of Health (South Africa)
Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)
Ministry of Health (South Sudan)
Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden) (Socialdepartementet)
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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 (Turkmenistan)
Ministry of Health (Turkey)
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Ministry of Health (Uganda)
Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)
Ministry of Health (United Arab Emirates)
United Kingdom
Department of Health (United Kingdom) 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 (HHS)
- All U.S. states have a state health agency. Counties, cities, metropolitan areas, districts, and tribes may also have a department of health. Local health departments protect and promote health and well-being for all people in their communities by coordinating programs and services that make it easier for people to be healthy and safe from public health emergencies. The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services is an example of a local health department.
Alabama Department of Public 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
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 York State Department of Health
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
Oklahoma State Department of Health
Oregon Department of Human Services
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
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Former health ministries or departments
International bodies
See also
References
- ↑ Health and Social Services new.wales.gov.uk, accessed 8 October 2008