Formed 1948 Minister responsible Yaakov Litzman | Jurisdiction Government of Israel Website www.health.gov.il | |
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The Ministry of Health (Hebrew: מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת, translit. Misrad HaBri'ut) is a ministry in the Israeli government responsible for formulating health policies. The ministry plans, supervises, licenses and coordinates the country's healthcare services. In addition to overseeing health services provided by Kupat Holim and family health centers such as Tipat Halav, the ministry maintains general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, treatment programs for substance abuse and facilities for the chronically ill.
The current Minister of Health is Ya'akov Litzman.
Discrimination
Although the official languages of Israel are both Hebrew and Arabic, and 18% of Israel's citizens are Arab speakers, the Israeli Ministry of Health does not have a spokesperson who speaks Arabic or a liaison to work with Arab-language media. The Israel Government Advertising Agency reports that there are 15 health and environment ad campaigns, all in Hebrew only.