The Ministry of Health:Organization

Ministry

Central Body of the National Health System

Main Tasks:

•Guarantee all the population equity, quality,

effectiveness and transparency of the system

•Promote corrective actions to improve the system

•Collaboration with Regional Services

•Draft guidelines for innovation and public health

The Ministry of Health was established in 1958

It is organized in:

Departments

General Directorates

Peripheral Bodies

Italian Ministry of Health

Quality Dpt.

Prevention &Communication

Dpt.

Innovation Dpt.

Veterinary Public Health,

Nutrition &Food Safety Dpt.

• DG Health planning• DG Human resources• DG IT

• DG Drugs & MDs• DG Scientific Research• DG Staff, organization and budget

• DG Health prevention• DG Communication• DG EU & International Affairs

• DG Animal health• DG Food safety• Secretariat on risk evaluation in food chain

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DG EU and International Relationships

Unit I General Affairs

Unit IIIWHO and other

UN Agencies

Unit IVEU, EU Council

and OECD

Unit V Bilateral

Agreements

Unit VIHealth Assistance to Italians abroad andforeigners in Italy

Unit VII International

relationship for health assistance

Unit IIHealth Assistance

within the EU

The High Health Council isan advisory, technical andscientific body of the MoH

Since 1847

It is divided into 5 sections:

• Section I: Health planning

• Section II: Haemo-derivatives, Organ Transplantation

• Section III: Hygiene and Work Health, Infectious Diseases

• Section IV: Food and Veterinary issues

• Section V: Drugs and Medical Devices

Part of the MoH:

Peripheral Offices for Maritime, Air and Trans-border Health (USMAF)

Offices for assistance to maritime staff (SASN, in Genoa and Naples)

Part of the MoH:

Veterinary Offices for Community Checks (UVAC)

Part of the MoH:

The Veterinary Border Inspection Posts (BIPs)

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