Ministry of Health (Myanmar)

Ministry of Health and Sports, Myanmar
ကျန်းမာရေးနှင့်အားကစားဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed 1947
Preceding agency
  • Health Department
Jurisdiction  Myanmar
Headquarters Naypyidaw
Annual budget USD$ 18 million (2003)[1]
Minister responsible
Child agencies
  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Medical Services
  • Department of Health Professional Resources Development and Management
  • Department of Traditional Medicine
  • Departments of Medical Research
  • Department of Food and Drug Administration
Website www.mohs.gov.mm

The Ministry of Health and Sports (Burmese: ကျန်းမာရေးနှင့်အားကစားဝန်ကြီးဌာန, Burmese pronunciation: [tɕáɴmàjé wʊ̀ɴdʑí tʰàna̰]; abbreviated MOHS) is a national government-run ministry administering health affairs and health care in Burma, including all of the medical schools. It was renamed from Ministry of Health on 25 May 2016.[2]

Departments

The Ministry of Health is divided into departments, each headed by a Director-General.[3]

Department of Health Professional Resources Development and Management is controlling body of following universities in 2014.

List of heads

Pre–Independence

AFPFL Government

Caretaker Government

Pyidaungsu Party Government

Revolutionary Council Government

Burma Socialist Programme Party Government

State Law and Order Restoration Council Government

State Peace and Development Council Government

Thein Sein 's Government

Htin Kyaw 's Government

See also

References

  1. Beyrer C, Suwanvanichkij V, Mullany LC, et al. (October 2006). "Responding to AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and emerging infectious diseases in Burma: dilemmas of policy and practice". PLoS Med. 3 (10): e393. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030393. PMC 1592343Freely accessible. PMID 17032061.
  2. Ministry of Health website
  3. Khin Thet Htar; Mya Tu; Htay Htay Aye; Khin Khin Win (2003). WHO'S WHO IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN MYANMAR (PDF). Ministry of Health, Union of Myanmar.
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