​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.
• Research;
• Drugs policies;
• Management of statistics.

Regional

Regional bodies (the governors) carry out regional policy determined by central government. Other than fulfilling central level competencies within their area of responsibility, governors are responsible for co-ordinating local authorities (communities) in their region and providing a line of communication between the local and central levels of government.

Local

Local government units are responsible for:

• Support to improvement of sanitary protection
• Assist public health authorities in the conduct of sanitary, prophylactic and anti-epidemic measures;

Responsible ministries/bodies: Ministry of Health

Sources:

Ministry of Health, Charter

Armenia, Country Profile, WHO