Ministry of Health (New Zealand)

Ministry of Health
Manatū Hauora
	; 133 Molesworth Street, Ministry of Health NZ headquarters
Agency overview
Formed	1903
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	133 Molesworth Street,; Thorndon; Wellington 6011
Employees	1,084 FTE staff
Annual budget	Vote Health; Total budget for 2019/20; $19,870,563,000
Ministers responsible	Hon Shane Reti, ; Minister of Health; Hon David Seymour, ; Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac); Hon Matt Doocey, ; Associate Minister of Health; Hon Casey Costello, ; Associate Minister of Health;
Agency executive	Diana Sarfati, ; Chief Executive and Director-General of Health;
Website	health.govt.nz

The Ministry of Health (Māori: Manatū Hauora) is the public service department of New Zealand responsible for healthcare in New Zealand. It came into existence in its current form in 1993. The organisation was founded in 1901 as the Department of Public Health in 1901, and was renamed to Department of Health in 1922.

^ Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2015 (PDF), Ministry of Health, October 2015
^ "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.

[1] Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2015 (PDF), Ministry of Health, October 2015

[2] "Total Appropriations for Each Vote". Budget 2019. The Treasury.

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Agency overview

133 Molesworth Street, Ministry of Health NZ headquarters
Formed	1903
Jurisdiction	New Zealand
Headquarters	133 Molesworth Street, Thorndon Wellington 6011
Employees	1,084 FTE staff^[1]
Annual budget	Vote Health Total budget for 2019/20 $19,870,563,000^[2]
Ministers responsible	Hon Shane Reti, Minister of Health Hon David Seymour, Associate Minister of Health (Pharmac) Hon Matt Doocey, Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello, Associate Minister of Health
Agency executive	Diana Sarfati, Chief Executive and Director-General of Health
Website	health.govt.nz