Palestinian Ministry of Health
Agency overview
JurisdictionState of Palestine
Agency executive

The Palestinian Ministry of Health manages healthcare in the West Bank.

The ministry, one of Palestine's four key healthcare providers along with Military Medical Services, UNRWA, NGOs, and private sector, operates 27 hospitals and 61% of hospital beds in Palestine.[1]

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

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".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.