Ministry of Health (Poland)

{{Short description|Government ministry of Poland}}

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{{Infobox government agency

| agency_name = Ministry of Health

| nativename = {{lang|pl|Ministerstwo Zdrowia}}

| logo = Ministerstwo Zdrowia logo 2022.png

| logo_caption = Ministerial logotype

| image = Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland, 2018.jpg

| image_size = 260

| image_caption = Pac Palace in Warsaw, the seat of the Ministry

| formed = 1918

| jurisdiction = Government of Poland

| headquarters = ul. Miodowa 15, 00-952 Warsaw

| coordinates = {{coord|52|14|48.9|N|21|00|29.3|E|type:landmark_region:PL|display=inline,title}}

| employees = 706 (31 March 2022){{cite web |last1=Markiewicz |first1=Marta |title=Jak urzędnikom płaci Ministerstwo Zdrowia? [DANE] |url=https://cowzdrowiu.pl/aktualnosci/post/jakie-zarobki-czekaja-w-ministerstwie-zdrowia |website=cowzdrowiu.pl |access-date=25 February 2024}}

| budget =

| chief1_name = Izabela Leszczyna

| chief1_position = Minister of Health

| chief2_name = Damian Jakubik

| chief2_position = Director General

| parent_agency = Council of Ministers

| website = [http://www.gov.pl/zdrowie/ www.gov.pl/zdrowie]

| footnotes =

}}

Ministry of Health of the Republic of Poland ({{langx|pl|Ministerstwo Zdrowia Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej}}) is one of the Ministries of the Republic of Poland. Its current minister is Izabela Leszczyna.

Headquarters

File:Warszawa, ul. Miodowa 15 20170518 002.jpg

{{Main|Pac Palace, Warsaw}}

The seat of the Ministry of Health is the Pac Palace in Warsaw. It was rebuilt between 1948 and 1951 according to the design of Czesław Konopka and Henryk Białobrzeski, with the elevation from the courtyard being rebuilt according to the design of Marconi, and the garden elevation according to the modified original Baroque design of Tylman van Gameren.

Management

Air Ambulance

{{Further information|Polish Medical Air Rescue}}

The Polish Medical Air Rescue ({{langx|pl|Lotnicze Pogotowie Ratunkowe|links=no|lit=Aerial Emergency Medical Service}}, {{lang|pl|LPR}}) is an air ambulance service subordinate to the Ministry of Health of Poland. Its fleet includes 27 EC135 helicopters, and 2 Piaggio P.180 Avanti fixed wing airplanes, which operate out of 22 locations throughout Poland.

List of ministers

=Ministry of Health (1918–1923)=

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=Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Health (1944–1945)=

=Ministry of Health (1945–1960)=

=Ministry of Health and Welfare (1960–1999)=

=Ministry of Health (1999–present)=

See also

References

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