Ministry of Health (Burma)

Ministry of Health (Myanmar)

ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed	1947
Preceding agency	Health Department
Dissolved	May 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
Superseding agency	Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar),ကျန်းမာရေးနှင့်အားကစားဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Jurisdiction	Myanmar
Headquarters	Naypyidaw
Annual budget	USD$ 18 million (2003)
Minister responsible	Myint Htwe, Dr
Child agencies	Department of Public Health Department of Medical Services Department of Health Professional Resources Development and Management Department of Traditional Medicine Department of Medical Research Department of Food and Drug Administration Department of Sports and Physical Education
Website	www.mohs.gov.mm

The Ministry of Health (Burmese: ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန, Burmese pronunciation: [tɕáɴmàjé wʊ̀ɴdʑí tʰàna̰]; abbreviated MOH) is a national government-run ministry administering health affairs and health care in Myanmar, including all of the medical schools.In 2016,President Htin Kyaw dissolved the Ministry of Sports (Myanmar) and organized it under the Ministry of Health.But, It was renamed to Ministry of Health and Sports on 25 May 2016.

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

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

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