# 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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* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z
* Former health ministries or departments
* International bodies
* See also
* References

## A

* Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
* Ministry of Health and Social Protection (Albania)
* Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (Algeria)
* Ministry of Health and the Environment (Antigua and Barbuda)
** Barbuda's Public Health Department
* Ministry of Health (Argentina)
* Ministry of Health (Armenia)
* Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
** Ministry of Health (New South Wales), known as NSW Health
** Department of Health & Human Services (Victoria)
** Department of Health (Western Australia)
* 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 (The Bahamas)
* Ministry of Health (Bahrain)
* Federal Public Service Health (Belgium)
** Department of Welfare, Public Health and Family (Flanders)
* Ministry of Health (Bhutan)
* Ministry of Health and Wellness (Botswana)
* 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 (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
* 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)
* Ministry of Health (Cyprus)
* Ministry of Health (Czech Republic)
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## D

* Ministry of Health (Denmark)
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## E

* Ministry of Health and Population (Egypt)
* Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
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## F

* Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
* Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland)
* Ministry for Solidarity and Health (France)
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## G

* 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 (Guinea)
* Ministry of Public Health (Guinea-Bissau)
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## H

* Ministry of Health (Haiti)
* 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)
** Ministry of Public Health (Maharashtra)
** Department of Health and Family Welfare (Tamil Nadu)
** Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (Tripura)
** Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (West Bengal)
* Ministry of Health (Indonesia) (Kementerian Kesehatan)
* Ministry of Health and Medical Education (Iran)
* Ministry of Health (Iraq)
* Department of Health (Ireland)
* Ministry of Health (Israel)
* Ministry of Health (Italy)
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## J

* Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
* Ministry of Health (Jordan)
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## K

* Ministry of Healthcare (Kazakhstan)
* Ministry of Health (Kenya)
* Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Kiribati)
* Ministry of Health (Kuwait)
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## L

* Ministry of Health (Laos)
* Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)
* 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 (Montenegro)
* Ministry of Health (Morocco)
* 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)
** Akwa Ibom State Ministry of Health
** Lagos State Ministry of Health
** 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)
** Sindh Health Department
* Ministry of Health, Palestine
* Ministry of Health (Panama)
* National Department of Health of Papua New Guinea
* Ministry of Health (Peru)
* Department of Health (Philippines)
** Ministry of Health (Bangsamoro)
* Ministry of Health (Poland)
* Ministry of Health (Portugal)
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## R

* Ministry of Health (Romania)
* Ministry of Health (Russia)
** Ministry of Health (Bashkortostan)
* Ministry of Health (Rwanda)
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## S

* Ministry of Health (Saudi Arabia)
* Ministry 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)
* 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)
* Ministry of Health (Timor-Leste)
* 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
** Department of Health and Social Care 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 (All U.S. states and territories have a state health agency.)
** 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)
* Ministry of Public Health (Uruguay)
* Ministry of Public Health (Uzbekistan)
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## V

* Ministry of Health (Vietnam)
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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 Health of the People's Republic of China
* Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
* Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark)
* Ministry of Health (Rhodesia)
* Ministry of Health (Soviet Union)
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## International bodies

* World Health Organization
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