Palestinian Ministry of Health
Agency overview
JurisdictionState of Palestine
Agency executive

The Ministry of Health of the State of Palestine is a government agency in the State of Palestine. The ministry is controlled by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. After Hamas' takeover of Gaza in 2007, Hamas governments have appointed alternate health ministers for the Gaza Strip.

The ministry is one of Palestine's four major healthcare providers, alongside the Military Medical Services, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNWRA), NGOs, and the private sector. It operated 27 of Palestine's secondary and tertiary hospitals and 61% of total hospital beds.[1]

As of 2023, the Minister of Health is Dr. Mai al-Kaila.

List of ministers of health

The following is the list of health ministers of the Palestinian National Authority:[2]

# Name Party Time in office
1 Riyad Zanoun Fatah March 1994 – October 2002
2 Ahmad Shibi Fatah October 2002 – April 2003
3 Kamal Shrafi Fatah April 2003 – September 2003
4 Jawad Tibi Fatah October 2003 – February 2005
5 Thehny Wuhaidi Fatah February 2005 – March 2006
6 Basem Naem Fatah March 2006 – March 2007
7 Rodwan Akhras Fatah March 2007 – June 2007
8 Fathi Abumoghli Fatah June 2007 – May 2012
9 Hani Abdeen Fatah May 2012 – June 2013
10 Mai al-Kaila Fatah June 2013 – present

References

  1. ↑ Najjar, Shahenaz (July 2022). "Stakeholders' Perception of the Palestinian Health Workforce Accreditation and Regulation System: A Focus on Conceptualization, Influencing Factors and Barriers, and the Way Forward". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (13): 8131. doi:10.3390/ijerph19138131. PMC 9265623. PMID 35805791.
  2. ↑ "وزارة الصحة الفلسطينية".
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