Ministry of Health (Syria)

Ministry of Healthوزارة الصحة

De facto coat of arms of Syria

Agency overview
Formed| 1918, 1966 (current form)
Preceding agency|

* Ministry of Health and Public Aid

Jurisdiction| Government of Syria
Headquarters| Damascus
Minister responsible|

* Maher al-Sharaa

Website| www.moh.gov.sy

Politics of Syria

Member State of the Arab League

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Constitution

Human rights

Executive

* President (list)

Vacant
* Vice President

Vacant
* Prime Minister (list)

Mohammed al-Bashir
* Deputy Prime Minister

Vacant

Legislature

* People's Assembly

Speaker: Vacant

Judiciary

* High Judicial Council
* Supreme Constitutional Court

Subdivisions

* Governorates
* Districts
* Subdistricts (Nahiyas)
* Villages

Elections

* Recent elections

* Presidential: 2007
* 2014
* 2021

* Parliamentary: 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* Political parties

Foreign relations

* Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates

Minister: TBA

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* Diplomatic missions of / in Syria

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* Syrian nationality law
* Passport
* Visa requirements
* Visa policy

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* UN resolutions on Syria
* Status of the Golan Heights
* Syrian civil war

* Other countries

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The Ministry of Health is a department of the Government of Syria.[1]

## History

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The ministry has been responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic in Syria.[2]

## Organization

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The organizational structure of the Ministry consists of:[3]

* Minister's Office Directorate
* Directorate of Internal Control
* Directorate of Planning and International Cooperation
* Service Centers Directorate
* Administrative Development Directorate
* Directorate of Human Resources
* Directorate of Legal Affairs
* Management accounting
* Information Technology Directorate
* Primary Health Care Directorate
* Directorate of Communicable and Chronic Diseases
* Directorate of Medical Equipment and Supplies
* Contracts Directorate
* Readiness Directorate
* Hospitals Directorate
* Department of Ambulance and Emergency
* Directorate of Pharmaceutical Affairs
* Drug Control Directorate الرقابة
* Directorate of Drug Control and Research Laboratories
* Directorate of Public Health Laboratories
* Health Professions Directorate
* Supply Directorate
* Directorate of Medical Engineering and Maintenance
* Building Directorate
* Directorate of Health Strategic Studies
* Directorate of Medical Records and Licensing
* Mental Health Directorate
* Rehabilitation Center and Prosthetics
* Directorate of Transport and Vehicles

## Responsibilities

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The Ministry is responsible for Health in Syria. The general objective of the Ministry, which was established in 1966, is to enhance the general health of the population by improving health indicators and achieving fairness in the distribution of health services assessed in coordination with other sectors and agencies.

The Ministry is also concerned with establishing and organizing health institutions, raising the level of health awareness for citizens, and ensuring safe and effective medicine.[4]

## List of ministers

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* Bashir al-Azma
* Jamil Mardam Bey
* Badawi al-Jabal
* Wael Nader al-Halqi
* Saad Abdel-Salam al-Nayef
* Hassan al-Ghabbash
* Ahmad Damiriyah
* Mazen Dukhan
* Maher al-Sharaa

## References

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1. ^ "Ministry of Health". www.moh.gov.sy. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
2. ^ "Health Minister: First case of Coronavirus registered in Syria in patient who had come from abroad, appropriate measures have been taken to deal with the case". Sana.sy. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
3. ^ "Archived copy". www.moh.gov.sy. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2022.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
4. ^ "Ministry of Health". www.moh.gov.sy. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

## External links

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* Page of the Government
* Official Page of Ministry

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Government ministries of Syria

* Prime Minister (Deputy)
* Agriculture and Agrarian Reform
* Communications and Technology
* Culture
* Defense
* Economy and Trade
* Education
* Endowments
* Electricity
* Expatriates
* Finance
* Foreign Affairs and Expatriates
* Health
* Higher Education
* Industry
* Information
* Interior
* Internal Trade and Consumer Protection
* Justice
* Local Administration and Environment
* Oil and Mineral Reserves
* Presidential Affairs
* Public Works and Housing
* Social Affairs and Labour
* Tourism
* Transport
* Water Resources

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