Ministry Of Health, Labour And Social Affairs Of Georgia
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The Ministry of Internally Displaced Persons from the Occupied Territories, Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს ოკუპირებული ტერიტორიებიდან იძულებით გადაადგილებულ პირითა, შრომის, ჯანმრთელობისა და სოციალური დაცვის სამინისტრო, ''sakartvelos okupirebuli teritoriebidan idzulebit gadaadgilebul pirta, shromis, janmrtelobisa da sotsialuri datsvis saministro'') is a governmental agency within the
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in charge of regulating the
healthcare system A health system, health care system or healthcare system is an organization of people, institutions, and resources that delivers health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health systems aroun ...
, labor and IDP issues, and
social security Welfare spending is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance ...
system in
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
. The current minister is Mikheil Sarjveladze.


Structure

The ministry is headed by a minister appointed by the
Prime Minister of Georgia The prime minister of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს პრემიერ-მინისტრი, tr) is the head of government and chief executive of Georgia (country), Georgia. In Georgia, the President of Georgia, presi ...
. One first deputy minister and three deputies report directly to the minister. The ministry is made up from 16 departments and agencies. Main functions of the ministry are ensuring provision of good medical and public health services to the population; regulation of medical and pharmaceutical activity in the country; management of
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and
social security Welfare spending is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifically to social insurance ...
; and protection of rights of children. The ministry has all the power to regulate all medical activities throughout the country through its chapters. The State United Social Insurance Fund and the Ministry of Finance of Georgia are the main sources of funding for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs. In recent years, the ministry carried out an expansion of hospitals network by planned completion of 46 new hospitals by the end of 2011.


Budget

The budget of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Affairs of Georgia in 2023 is GEL 6.86 billion (USD 2.58 billion), compared to GEL 620.8 million (USD 233.8 million) in 2022 (increased rate by GEL 65.2 million).


See also

*
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* National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (Georgia (country))


References

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...
Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...