Central
The central government is responsible for:
- The overall definition and coordination of public health policy;
- National Emergency Services
- Action Plans
- Supporting the central and regional structures to perform their duties;
- Approve healthcare agencies and suppliers and delegate executive powers.
- National programmes, strategies and evaluations.
- Development of social services;
- Programmes for physically disabled persons;
- Chernobyl programmes: mitigating risk of health for citizens and radiation safety measures following the Chernobyl accident.
- HIV prevention programmes;
- Cancer prevention and diagnosis programmes.
Regional
Healthcare service provision is primarily delivered at the regional level.
Regional administrations and district level authorities of public health are in charge of:
- Essential and other complementary services;
- Regional health facilities, including clinics, hospitals and dispensaries;
- Outpatient services;
- District hospitals;
- District polyclinics and primary care;
- District sanitary and epidemiological stations;
- The supervision of local level health institutions;
- The coordination of public health activities;
- The promotion of health;
- The collection of data;
- The assessment of risks;
- The maintenance and improvement of the public health services’ quality;
- Information provision.
Local
Local authorities are responsible for:
- Primary healthcare;
- Cooperation with regional structures of public health;
- The support to the implementation of the national programmes in the public health.
Responsible ministries/bodies
Ministry of Health
Sources:
Regional Authorities List
Health Statistics, Government Portal
Public Health Policy Document, Government Portal
Belarus Health System Review, European Observatory, 2013