The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children is a

government ministry Ministry or department (also less commonly used secretariat, office, or directorate) are designations used by first-level executive bodies in the machinery of governments that manage a specific sector of public administration." Энцикло� ...

of Tanzania. It deals with

health policy Health policy can be defined as the "decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific healthcare goals within a society".World Health Organization''Health Policy'' accessed 22 March 2011(Web archive)/ref> According to the ...

, community development, gender and policy related to the elderly and children.

History

The ministry was created as an amalgamation of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children under John Magufuli's 2015 cabinet. Government Ministries of Tanzania 2015 establishments in Tanzania {{Tanzania-gov-stub