List of health departments and ministries

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.

A
  • 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 Health (New South Wales), known as NSW Health
    • Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria)
    • Department of Health (Western Australia)
  • Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (Austria)
  • Ministry of Healthcare (Azerbaijan)

B
For the Basque Country (autonomous community), see under Spain
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C
For Republic of China, see Taiwan
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D
For Dubai, see under United Arab Emirates
  • Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark) (Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet)
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E
  • Ministry of Health (Egypt)
  • Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
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F
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G
  • Health Minister of the Gaza Strip
  • 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 and Public Hygiene (Guinea)
  • Ministry of Public Health (Guinea-Bissau)
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H
  • Food and Health Bureau
    • Department of Health (Hong Kong)
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I
For Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire
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J
  • Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
  • Ministry of Health (Jordan)
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K
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L
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M
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N
  • Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)
  • Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
  • Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
  • Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)
    • Rivers State Ministry of Health
  • Ministry of Public Health (North Korea)
  • Ministry of Health and Care Services (Norway)
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P
  • 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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R
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S
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T
  • 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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U
  • Ministry of Health (Uganda)
  • Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)
  • Ministry of Health (United Arab Emirates)
    • Department of Health (Abu Dhabi)
    • Dubai Health Authority
  • United Kingdom
  • United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
    • All U.S. states and territories 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.
    • 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)
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Y
  • Ministry of Public Health and Population

Z
  • Ministry of Health (Zambia)
  • Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (Zimbabwe)
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Former health ministries or departments
  • Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
  • Ministry of Health (Soviet Union)
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International bodies
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See also

References
  1. Health and Social Services Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine new.wales.gov.uk, accessed 8 October 2008
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