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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Ministry of Public Health (Afghanistan)
Ministry of Health (Albania)
Ministry of Health (Algeria)
Ministry of Health (Argentina)
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Department of Health (Australia) 
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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)
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Bangladesh)
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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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Ministry of Health (Cambodia).svg.png)
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 
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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Ministry of Interior and Health (Denmark) (Indenrigs- og Sundhedsministeriet)
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Ministry of Health (Egypt)
Ministry of Health (Ethiopia)
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Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Fiji)
Ministry of Social Affairs and Health (Finland)
Minister of Health (France)
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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)
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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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Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan)
Ministry of Health (Jordan)
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Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Health (Kenya)
Ministry of Health and Medical Services (Kiribati)
Ministry of Health (Kuwait)
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Ministry of Health (Laos)
Ministry of Public Health (Lebanon)
Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Liberia
Ministry of Health (Lithuania)
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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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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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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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Ministry of Health (Romania)
Ministry of Health (Russia)
Ministry of Health (Rwanda)
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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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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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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)
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Department of Health and Social Services (Wales)[1]
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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Ministry of Health (Vietnam)
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Ministry of Public Health and Population
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Ministry of Health (Zambia)
Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (Zimbabwe)
Former health ministries or departments
- Ministry of Social Protection (Colombia)
Ministry of Health (Soviet Union)
International bodies
World Health Organization
See also
References
- ^ Health and Social Services Archived 2009-04-19 at the Wayback Machine new.wales.gov.uk, accessed 8 October 2008