Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children (Tanzania)

Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children
Wizara ya Afya, Maendeleo ya Jamii, Jinsia, Wazee na Watoto.
Ministry overview
Formed	2015
Preceding agencies	Ministry of Health and Social Welfare ; Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children ;
Jurisdiction	Tanzania
Headquarters	P.O. BOX 743, DODOMA
Annual budget	Shillings 959.152 billion
Minister responsible	Dorothy Gwajima ;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Godwin Mollel; Mwanaidi Ali Khamis;

Last updated September 21, 2025

The Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children is a government ministry of Tanzania. It deals with health policy, community development, gender and policy related to the elderly and children.

History

The ministry was created as an amalgamation of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Ministry of Community Development, Gender and Children under John Magufuli's 2015 cabinet.

References

↑ "NPA-VAWC Budget Analysis Brief – Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children budget for FY 2019/20" (PDF). Policy Forum (Tanzania). 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

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[1] "NPA-VAWC Budget Analysis Brief – Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children budget for FY 2019/20" (PDF). Policy Forum (Tanzania). 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

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