title: Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Tanzania)
text: # Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (Tanzania)
  
  The Ministry of Health is a government ministry of Tanzania. Its central offices are located in Dodoma. Its mission is to "facilitate the provision of basic health services that are good, quality, equitable, accessible, affordable, sustainable[,] and gender-sensitive".
  
  It was merged with the Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children under John Magufuli's reforms.
  
  ## Organization
  
  The structure of the ministry is as follows:
  
  ### Office of the Chief Medical Officer
  
  **Preventive Services Division**
  
  * Epidemiology and Diseases Control Section
  * Reproductive and Child Health Section
  * Environmental Health, Hygiene and Sanitation Section
  * Health Education and Promotion Section
  * Nutritional Services Section
  
  **Curative Services Division**
  
  * Public and Private Health Services Section
  * Diagnostic and Health Care Technical Services Section
  * Traditional and Alternative Medicine Section
  * Oral Health Services Section
  * Non Communicable Diseases, Mental Health and Substance Abuse Section
  
  **Human Resources Development Division**
  
  * Health Human Resources Planning Section
  * Allied Health Sciences Training Section
  * Nursing Services Training Section
  * Continue Education and Postgraduate Training Section
  * Social Welfare Staff Development Section
  
  **Health Quality Assurance Division**
  
  * Pharmaceutical Services Section
  * Health Services Inspectorate and Quality Assurance Section
  * Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Section
  * Nursing Services Section
  
  ### Social Welfare Division
  
  * People with Disabilities and Elderly Persons Section
  * Family, Child Welfare Services and Early Childhood Development Section
  * Juvenile Justice Services Section
  
  ### Administration and Human Resources Management Division
  
  * Administration Section
  * Human Resources Management Section
  
  ### Policy and Planning Division
  
  * Policy Section
  * Planning Section
  * Monitoring Evaluation and Performance Reporting Section
  
  ### Miscellaneous units
  
  * Information and Communication Technology Unit
  * Legal Services Unit
  * Finance and Accounts Unit
  * Government Communication Unit
  * Internal Audit Unit
  * Procurement Management Unit
  