Ministry in the government of East Timor
TheMinistry of Health (MS ;Portuguese :Ministério da Saúde ,Tetum :Ministériu Saúde ) is the government department ofTimor-Leste accountable forhealth policy .
The Ministry is responsible for the design, implementation, coordination and evaluation of policy for the following areas:[ 1]
The incumbentMinister of Health isÉlia António de Araújo dos Reis Amaral . She is assisted by twoDeputy Ministers .[ note 1] [ 2] [ 3]
^ TheConstitution of Timor-Leste provides, in sections 104 and 105, for the appointment of officials referred to in its English language version as "Deputy Ministers". In other English language publications, those officials are commonly referred to as "Vice Ministers", even though the word "Vice", in context, arguably has a different meaning in English from the word "Deputy". In this article, the constitutional expression "Deputy" is used. Cameron, Marce (5 November 2011)."East Timor: Cuba 'taught me to love people and be independent' .Green Left . Retrieved6 April 2023 . Earnest, Jaya; Beck, Margie; Connell, Lorraine, eds. (2008).Rebuilding Education & Health in a Post Conflict Transitional Nation: Case Studies from Timor-Leste ISBN 9789087903084 Hodal, Kate (25 June 2012)."Cuban infusion remains the lifeblood of Timor-Leste's health service" .The Guardian . Retrieved6 April 2023 . Martins, Nelson; Trevena, Lyndal J (2014)."Implementing what works: A case study of integrated primary health care revitalisation in Timor-Leste" .Asia Pacific Family Medicine .13 (1): 1-5, at 1.doi :10.1186/1447-056X-13-5 PMC 3943272 PMID 24559229 . Retrieved6 April 2023 . Povey, George; Mercer, Mary Anne (2002)."East Timor in Transition: Health and health care" International Journal of Health Services 32 (3):607– 623.doi :10.2190/MAYX-00LX-D01V-RJDF .ISSN 0020-7314 .JSTOR 45131236 .PMID 12211296 . Retrieved6 April 2023 . Price, Jennifer A.; Soares, Ana I. F. Sousa; Asante, Augustine D.; Martins, Joao S.; Williams, Kate; Wiseman, Virginia L. (30 September 2016)." .BMC Health Services Research 16 (1): 535.doi :10.1186/s12913-016-1762-2 ISSN 1472-6963 .PMC 5045628 PMID 27716190 . Silva, Joana C.G. (2010).Mid-term review health sector performances 2008-2010 (English) (Report). Washington, DC:World Bank Group . Retrieved7 April 2023 . The Local Health System Sustainability Project Timor-Leste Activity (USAID Health Systems Sustainability Activity) under the USAID Integrated Health Systems IDIQ (September 2021).Evaluation of Rural Incentive Schemes for Health Workers in Timor-Leste (PDF) (Report). Rockville, MD: Abt Associates. Retrieved6 April 2023 .National Health Sector Strategic Plan 2011-2030 (PDF) . Dili: Ministry of Health (East Timor). 2011.Needs assessment on quality in Timor-Leste. Step 2 of the Twinning Partnership for Improvement between Timor-Leste and Macao SAR China World Health Organization . 2019.ISBN 978-92-4-151547-4 . Retrieved6 April 2023 .One Health Report Timor-Leste: Environment, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance (PDF) (Report). Dili: Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Bee Timor Leste, EP and the Menzies School of Health Research. December 2021. Retrieved6 April 2023 ."We did not go because we had no money" Indirect Financial Barriers to Accessing Maternal, Neonatal and Child Healthcare in Timor-Leste: A Qualitative Study (PDF) (Report). Sydney:University of Sydney . December 2021. Retrieved6 April 2023 .Ministry of Health (East Timor) at Wikimedia Commons
Government ministers and ministries of Timor-Leste
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