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 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 (East Timor)
 * 🇪🇬 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 (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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