Ministry of Health (Myanmar)

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.

Ministry of Health (Myanmar)
ကျန်းမာရေးဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Agency overview
Formed1947
Preceding agency
  • Health Department
DissolvedMay 25, 2016 (2016-05-25)
Superseding agency
  • Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar),ကျန်းမာရေးနှင့်အားကစားဝန်ကြီးဌာန
Jurisdiction Myanmar
HeadquartersNaypyidaw
Annual budgetUSD$ 18 million (2003)[1]
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
Websitewww.mohs.gov.mm

On 25 May 2016, it was renamed to Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar).[2]

Departments

The Ministry of Health is divided into departments, each headed by a Director-General.[3]

  • Department of Public Health
  • Department of Medical Services
  • Department of Health Professional Resources Development and Management
  • Department of Medical Research
  • Department of Traditional Medicine
  • Department of Food and Drug Administration
  • Department of Sports and Physical Education

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

List of heads

Pre–Independence
  • Hla Min (1943–45)[4]
  • Ba Gyan (1945–47)

AFPFL Government
  • Aung Zan Wai
  • Khin Maung Lat
  • Sein Ban, Dr
  • Ba Saw
  • Hla Min

Caretaker Government
  • Tun Tin (1958–60)

Pyidaungsu Party Government
  • Sultan Mahmud (1960–62)

Revolutionary Council Government
  • Than Pe, Commodore (1962)
  • Hla Han, Col. (1964–74)

Burma Socialist Programme Party Government
  • Hla Han, Col. (1974)
  • Kyi Maung (1974–78)
  • Win Maung (1978–81)
  • Tun Wai (1981–88)

State Law and Order Restoration Council Government
  • Pe Thein, Col. (1988–93)
  • Than Nyunt, Vice-Adm. (1993–96)
  • Saw Tun (1996–97)

State Peace and Development Council Government
  • Kat Sein, Maj-Gen. (November 1997–November 2003)
  • Kyaw Myint, Dr. (November 2003–March 2011)

Thein Sein 's Government
  • Pe Thet Khin, Dr. (March 2011 – July 2014)
  • Than Aung, Dr. (August 2014 – 30 March 2016)

Htin Kyaw 's Government
  • Myint Htwe, Dr. (30 March 2016 – present)

See also
  • Health in Myanmar
  • HIV/AIDS in Myanmar
  • Ministry of Sports (Myanmar)
  • Ministry of Health and Sports (Myanmar)

References
  1. Beyrer C, Suwanvanichkij V, Mullany LC, et al. (October 2006). "Responding to AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, and emerging infectious diseases in Burma: dilemmas of policy and practice". PLoS Med. 3 (10): e393. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030393. PMC 1592343. PMID 17032061.
  3. Ministry of Health website
  4. Khin Thet Htar; Mya Tu; Htay Htay Aye; Khin Khin Win (2003). WHO'S WHO IN HEALTH AND MEDICINE IN MYANMAR (PDF). Ministry of Health, Union of Myanmar.
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