Ministry of Health (Czech Republic)

{{Short description|Government ministry of the Czech Republic}}

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Czech Republic

|nativename = Ministerstvo zdravotnictví České republiky

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|logo = Ministry of Health (Czech Republic) logo.svg

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|headquarters = Palackého nám. 4, 128 01 Prague 2 (Nové Město)

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|chief1_name = Vlastimil Válek

|chief1_position = Minister of Health

|website = {{URL|https://mzd.gov.cz/}}

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The Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic ({{Langx|cs|Ministerstvo zdravotnictví České republiky}}) is a government ministry of the Czech Republic.{{cite web |title=Ministries |url=https://vlada.gov.cz/en/clenove-vlady/ministerstva/ |website=Czech Republic Government |access-date=20 February 2024}}

It is a central authority for{{cite web |title=Ministry of Health |url=https://vlada.gov.cz/cz/clenove-vlady/ministerstva/*kopie-1:-ministerstvo-zdravotnictvi-50689 |website=Czech Republic Government |access-date=20 February 2024 |date=22 December 2008}}

• Health care
• Public health protection
• Health research activities
• Directly controlled health facilities, handling with drugs preparations, and other agents
• Search, protection and use of natural health resources, natural spas and mineral water resources
• Medicaments and technical equipment for prevention, diagnostics and treatment of people,
• Health insurance and health information system.

Part of the Ministry of Health is also the Czech Spa Inspectorate and the organizational part of the Ministry of Health is also the Inspectorate of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances.