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Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Tanzania)

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Jurisdiction
  
Tanzania

Minister responsible
  
Seif Rashidi

Website
  
moh.go.tz

Headquarters
  
Dar es Salaam

Deputy Minister responsible
  
Stephen Kebwe

Ministry executive
  
Regina Kikuli, Ag. Permanent Secretary

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare is a government ministry of Tanzania. Its central offices are located in Dar es Salaam. Its mission is to "facilitate the provision of basic health services that are good, quality, equitable, accessible, affordable, sustainable[,] and gender sensitive."

Contents

Organization

The structure of the ministry is as follows:

Preventive Services Division

  • Epidemiology and Diseases Control Section
  • Reproductive and Child Health Section
  • Environmental Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Section
  • Health Education and Promotion Section
  • Nutritional Services Section

    • Curative Services Division

  • Public and Private Health Services Section
  • Diagnostic and Health Care Technical Services Section
  • Traditional and Alternative Medicine Section
  • Oral Health Services Section
  • Non Communicable Diseases, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Section

    • Human Resources Development Division

  • Health Human Resources Planning Section
  • Allied Health Sciences Training Section
  • Nursing Services Training Section
  • Continue Education and Postgraduate Training Section
  • Social Welfare Staff Development Section

    • Health Quality Assurance Division

  • Pharmaceutical Services Section
  • Health Services Inspectorate and Quality Assurance Section
  • Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section
  • Nursing Services Section

    • Social Welfare Division

  • People with Disabilities and Elderly Persons Section
  • Family, Child Welfare Services and Early Childhood Development Section
  • Juvenile Justice Services Section

    • Administration and Human Resources Management Division

  • Administration Section
  • Human Resources Management Section

    • Policy and Planning Division

  • Policy Section
  • Planning Section
  • Monitoring Evaluation and Performance Reporting Section

    • Miscellaneous units

  • Information and Communication Technology Unit
  • Legal Services Unit
  • Finance and Accounts Unit
  • Government Communication Unit
  • Internal Audit Unit
  • Procurement Management Unit

    • References

    Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Tanzania) Wikipedia
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