Ministry of Health (Panama)

Ministry of Health (Panama)
Ministerio de Salud de la República de Panamá
Ministry overview
FormedJanuary 15, 1969 (56 years)
JurisdictionPanama
HeadquartersGorgas Hospital, Ancón, Panama City, Panama
Employees243 233 (2022)
Annual budgetB/. 1,904.900 millon (2024)
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Manuel A. Zambrano Chang
Ministry executive
  • Fernando Boyd Galindo
  • Ivette Odalys Berrío
Websitehttp://www.minsa.gob.pa/

The Ministry of Health of Panama (Ministerio de Salud de la República de Panamá, MINSA) is a ministry of the Republic of Panama that is part of the Executive Branch. This institution is responsible for the health and well-being of the Panamanian population and the general health situation of the country. The ministry was created on January 15, 1969 by Cabinet Decree No. 1.