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[]

• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)
• Ministry of Health and Social Development (Bahamas)
• Ministry of Health (Bahrain)
• Federal Public Service Health (Belgium)
  • Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (Flanders)
• Ministry of Health (Brazil) (Ministério da Saúde)
• Ministry of Health (Brunei) (Kementerian Kesihatan)

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C[]

• Ministry of Health (Cambodia)
• Health Canada
  • Ministry of Health (Alberta)
  • 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 (Chile) (Ministerio de Salud de Chile) and Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA)
• National Health Commission

  formerly 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 Social Security Fund
• Ministry of Health and the Fight against AIDS (Côte d'Ivoire)
• Ministry of Health (Croatia)
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• Ministry of Health (Czech Republic)

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D[]

• 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[]

• Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
• Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland)
• Minister of Health (France)

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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[]

• Ministry of Welfare (Iceland)
• Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)
  • Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)
• 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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J[]

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
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K[]

• Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan
• Ministry of Health (Kenya)
• Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Kiribati)
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L[]

• Ministry of Health (Laos)
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• Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia
• Ministry of Health (Lithuania)

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M[]

• 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 (Myanmar)

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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[]

• Ministry of Health (Romania)
• Ministry of Health (Russia)
• Ministry of Health (Rwanda)

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S[]

• Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
• Minister 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)
  • Western Cape Department of Health
• Ministry of Health and Welfare (South Korea)
• Ministry of Health (South Sudan)
• Ministry of Health (Spain)
  • Department of Health (Basque Country)
• Ministry of Health (Sri Lanka)
• Ministry of Health and Social Affairs (Sweden) (Socialdepartementet)
• Ministry of Health (Syria)

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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)
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• 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
  • Department of Health and Social Care (United Kingdom) covers England and any undevolved matters
  •  Department of Health (Northern Ireland) (Northern Ireland)
  • Health and Social Care Directorates (Scotland)
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• 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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V[]

• Ministry of Health (Vietnam)

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X[]

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[]

• World Health Organization

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See also[]

• Health department
• List of national public health agencies
• State health agency

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