Ministry of Health (Israel)

Ministry of Health

משרד הבריאות
Ministry of Health building
Agency overview
Formed	1948
Jurisdiction	Government of Israel
Minister responsible	Uriel Buso
Agency executive	Moshe Bar Siman Tov, Director-General
Website	www.health.gov.il

The Ministry of Health (Hebrew: מִשְׂרַד הַבְּרִיאוּת, translit. Misrad HaBri'ut) is a ministry in the Israeli government, responsible for formulating health policies. The ministry plans, supervises, licenses, and coordinates the country's health care services.^[1] In addition to overseeing health services provided by Kupat Holim and family health centers such as Tipat Halav, the ministry maintains general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, mental health clinics, treatment programs for substance abuse, and facilities for the chronically ill.^[2]

The current Minister of Health is Uriel Buso