Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs

The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs. Photo: J. P. Fagerback

The Norwegian Directorate for Health and Social Affairs (Norwegian: Sosial- og helsedirektoratet) is a specialised directorate for health and social affairs. The Directorate is an integral part of the central administration of health and social affairs in Norway, and is organised under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Health and Care Services and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

The directorate changed its name from Norwegian Directorate of Health and Social Affairs to Norwegian Directorate of Health (Norwegian: Helsedirektoratet) by April 1, 2008.^[1]

References

↑ Navne- og tittelskifte (article in Norwegian). Norwegian Ministry of Health and Care Services, 29 April 2008

External links

Norwegian Directorate of Health website

Health trusts and state health agencies in Norway by regional health authority

Government agencies	Board of Health Supervision Directorate for Emergency Communication Directorate for Health and Social Affairs Institute of Public Health Medicines Agency Radiation Protection Authority

Northern	Finnmark Helgeland Nordland Pharmaceutical Trust University Hospital

Central	Møre og Romsdal Nord-Trøndelag Pharmaceutical Trust St. Olav's

Western	Bergen Fonna Førde Pharmaceutical Trust Stavanger

Southern and Eastern	Akershus Innlandet Oslo Østfold Pharmaceutical Trust Sunnaas Southern Norway Telemark Vestfold Vestre Viken

Joint ventures	Norwegian Air Ambulance

Ministry of Health and Care Services

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