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.

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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)

B

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)

Federal Public Service Health (Belgium)

Ministry of Health (Brazil) (Ministério da Saúde)

Ministry of Health (Burma)

C

Ministry of Health (Cambodia)

Health Canada

• Alberta Health Services
• Ministry of Health (British Columbia)
• Department of Health (New Brunswick)
• Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario)
• Ministry of Health and Social Services (Quebec)
• Ministry of Health (Saskatchewan)

Ministry of Health (Zambia)

The Ministry of Health (MoH) is a Zambian government ministry. Head offices are located in Lusaka.

Operations

Subsidiary organizations include the Central Board of Health and the National Malaria Control Centre.

Healthcare facilities run by the Ministry are categorized into Urban Health Centers and Rural Health Centers (or Health Posts).

Schools operated by the Ministry include the Mansa School of Nursing, in Mansa; and the Ndola Schools of Nursing and Midwifery in Ndola District.

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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

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 Welfare holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Shri. Jagat Prakash Nadda. The Ministry regularly publishes the Indian Pharmacopoeia since 1955 through Indian Pharmacopoeia Commission (IPC) an autonomous body under the ministry for setting of standards for drugs, pharmaceuticals and healthcare devices and technologies in India.

Composition

The ministry is composed of four departments: Health & Family Welfare; Health Research; AIDS Control; and Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH).

Department of Health

The Department of Health deals with health care, including awareness campaigns, immunisation campaigns, preventive medicine, and public health. Bodies under the administrative control of this department are: