Belarus Public health

 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

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