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 Healthcare (Azerbaijan)

B

For the Basque Country (autonomous community), see under Spain

• 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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C

For Republic of China, see Taiwan

• 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 (Chile) (Ministerio de Salud de Chile) and Fondo Nacional de Salud (FONASA)
• Ministry of Health of the People's Republic of China
  • Food and Health Bureau and Department of Health (Hong Kong)
  • Secretariat for Social Affairs and Culture (Macau)
• 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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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

• Minister of Health (France)

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G

• 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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H

For Hong Kong, see under China

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I

For Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire

• 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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J

• Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)

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K

• Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan

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L

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

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M

For Myanmar, see Burma

• Ministry of Public Health and Hygiene (Mali)
• Secretariat of Health (Mexico)
• Ministry of Health (Malaysia)
• Ministry of Health (Moldova)

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N

• Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (Netherlands)
• Ministry of Health and Population (Nepal)
• Ministry of Health (New Zealand)
• Federal Ministry of Health (Nigeria)
  • Rivers State Ministry of Health
• 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 (Spain)
  • Department of Health (Basque Country)
• 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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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 (Turkmenistan)
• Ministry of Health (Turkey)

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U

• Ministry of Health (Uganda)
• Ministry of Healthcare (Ukraine)
• Ministry of Health (United Arab Emirates)
  • Dubai Health Authority
• 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)
• 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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V

• Ministry of Health (Vietnam)

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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