Employees 268,712 (2016) | ||
Formed 1963; 54 years ago (1963) Preceding Ministry Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Headquarters Block E1, E3, E6, E7 & E10, Complex E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62590 Putrajaya Annual budget MYR 23,031,066,400 (2016) |
The Ministry of Health (Malay: Kementerian Kesihatan), abbreviated MOH, is a ministry of the Government of Malaysia that is responsible for health system: health behavior, cancer, public health, health management, medical research, health systems research, respiratory medicine, health promotion, healthcare tourism, medical device, blood collection, leprosy control, clinical research, health care, dental care, health institution, laboratory, pharmaceutical, patient safety.
Contents
- Organisation
- Federal agencies and institutes
- Key legislation
- Policy Priorities of the Government of the Day
- References
The Minister of Health administers his functions through the Ministry of Health and a range of other government agencies. The current Minister of Health is Subramaniam Sathasivam, whose term began on 16 May 2013. The current Deputy Minister of Health is Hilmi Yahaya.
Its headquarters is in Putrajaya.
Organisation
Federal agencies and institutes
- National Leprosy Control Centre, or Pusat Kawalan Kusta Negara (PKKN). (Official site)
- Clinical Research Centre (CRC), or Pusat Penyelidikan Klinikal. (Official site)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI), or Institut Kanser Negara. (Official site)
- Institute of Health Behavioural Research, or Insititut Penyelidikan Tingkahlaku Kesihatan (IPTK). (Official site)
- Institute for Public Health, or Institut Kesihatan Umum (IKU). (Official site)
- Institute for Health Management (IHM), or Institut Pengurusan Kesihatan. (Official site)
- Institute for Medical Research (IMR), or Institut Penyelidikan Kesihatan. (Official site)
- Institute of Respiratory Medicine (IPR), or Institut Perubatan Respiratori. (Official site)
- Institute for Health Systems Research (IHSR), or Institut Penyelidikan Sistem Kesihatan. (Official site)
- Children's Dental Centre and Dental Training College Malaysia, or Pusat Pergigian Kanak-Kanak dan Kolej Latihan Pergigian Malaysia (PPKKKLPM). (Official site)
- Malaysian Health Promotion Board, or Lembaga Promosi Kesihatan Malaysia (MySihat). (Official site)
- Medical Device Authority, or Pihak Berkuasa Peranti Perubatan (PBPP). (Official site)
- Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), or Majlis Pengembaraan Penjagaan Kesihatan Malaysia. (Official site)
Key legislation
The Ministry of Health is responsible for administration of several key Acts: