Ministry of Health and Social Affairs

Led by the Minister of Health and Social Affairs, the Ministry manages public policy in the following areas:

• Employment
• Labour relations
• Occupational health
• Social security insurance in the public and private sectors
• Public health
• Social services
• The family, the elderly and the disabled

Through the day-to-day work carried out by:

• Department of Employment
• Department of Health Affairs
• Department of Social Welfare and Social Services
• State Medical Benefits Office
• Secretariat of the Employment Tribunal

And the public establishments under its aegis:

• Princess Grace Hospital Centre
• The Social Protection Unit

It is also the task of the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs to monitor changes in international agreements relating to social protection and in particular bilateral social security agreements with France and Italy.