Mauritian health ministry directing public-health, curative, laboratory and pharmaceutical services.
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How health governance works in Mauritius
Public health, laboratory network and pharmaceutical services
The diagram primarily shows internal ministry directorates and services. It does not invent a standalone medicines agency where the regulatory functions are held in the ministry.
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Government health structure
Open an organization profile from the chart. Relationship labels and evidence links show how institutions connect.Same level = institutions connected to the central authorityLower level = institution connected through another agency
Verified institutional connections are shown in a horizontal hierarchy. Organizations sharing a row need not have identical legal status; read each relationship label.
Central health authority
Ministry laboratory network operating central, regional and peripheral laboratories and clinical/public-health testing.
Position shows the documented relationship, not equal legal status or authority. Click a card for its profile, or Evidence for the source.
Laboratories and diagnostics
- Health Laboratory Service, Mauritius →
Ministry laboratory network operating central, regional and peripheral laboratories and clinical/public-health testing.
- Central Health Laboratory, Mauritius →
Apex laboratory of the public network, supporting diagnostics, public-health testing and surveillance.
Pharmaceutical services
- Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services, Mauritius →
Ministry pharmaceutical services function; this is not a separately incorporated national medicines authority.
Public health and food safety
- Public Health and Food Safety Directorate, Mauritius →
Official ministry public-health and food-safety directorate listed in its headquarters leadership roster.
- Central Health Laboratory, Mauritius — Central public-health laboratory
- Directorate of Pharmaceutical Services, Mauritius — Internal ministry pharmaceutical services
- Health Laboratory Service, Mauritius — Internal ministry laboratory service
- Ministry of Health and Wellness, Mauritius — Government health ministry
- Public Health and Food Safety Directorate, Mauritius — Internal ministry public-health directorate
Evidence and scope
This independent directory summarizes public institutional relationships from official sources. It is not an official government service or a complete map of health providers, hospitals, or regional authorities. Relationships were checked on 24 October 2026.