Department of Health (South Africa)

Department of Health
List
  • 10 other official names:
  • Departement van Gesondheid (Afrikaans)
  • umNyango wezamaPhilo (Southern Ndebele)
  • iSebe lezeMpilo (Xhosa)
  • uMyango Wezempilo (Zulu)
  • Litiko Letemphilo (Swazi)
  • Kgoro ya Maphelo (Northern Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Bophelo bo Botle (Sotho)
  • Lefapha la Pholo (Tswana)
  • Ndzawulo ya Rihanyo (Tsonga)
  • Muhasho wa Mutakalo (Venda)
Department overview
FormedNovember 1945; 79 years ago (1945-11)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Africa
HeadquartersDr AB Xuma Building, 1112 Voortrekker Rd, Pretoria
Employees1274
Annual budgetR 64.556 billion (2022/23)[1]
Ministers responsible
Department executive
  • Sandile S.S Buthelezi, Director-General: Health
Websitewww.health.gov.za

The Department of Health is the executive department of the national government that is assigned to oversee healthcare in South Africa, reporting to the Minister of Health.

The Office for Health Standards and Compliance was established in 2014.[2]

  1. ^ "Department of Health - Annual Report 2022/23" (PDF).
  2. ^ Britnell, Mark (2015). In Search of the Perfect Health System. London: Palgrave. p. 76. ISBN 978-1-137-49661-4.