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)
  • Ministry of Health and Wellness (Barbados)
  • 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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O

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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Q

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 and Prevention (United Arab Emirates)
  • Abu Dhabi Department of Health
  • 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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W

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 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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See also

  • List of national public health agencies
  • State health agency

References