Ministry of Health (Argentina)
| Ministerio de Salud | |
Ministry of Public Works Building, now the headquarters of the Ministry of Health | |
| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 1949 (first creation) |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Argentina |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Public Works Building, Av. 9 de Julio 1925, Buenos Aires |
| Annual budget | $ 70,680,000 (2020) |
| Minister responsible |
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| Child agencies | |
| Website | argentina.gob.ar/salud |
| Argentina portal |
The Ministry of Health (Spanish: Ministerio de Salud) of Argentina is a ministry of the national executive power that oversees, elaborates and coordinates the Argentine national state's public health policy. The ministry is responsible for overseeing Argentina's highly decentralized universal health care system, which according to 2000 figures, serviced over half of the country's population.
Since 30 September 2024, the Minister of Health has been Mario Lugones, appointed by President Javier Milei.