The Provincial Health Department and the Health and Health Commission are two government agencies that play different roles in the field of health, and the difference between them is mainly reflected in their responsibilities, authority and management scope.
I. Responsibility and authority
As an integral part of the provincial government, the Provincial Health Department is mainly responsible for formulating and implementing the province's health policies, guiding and managing the province's health work. Its responsibilities cover medical and health care, disease prevention and control, health education and other aspects, aiming at protecting the health rights and interests of the people in the province. The provincial health department also has certain management authority, which can punish the behavior of violating health laws and regulations.
The Health and Wellness Committee is the national health management institution, which is mainly responsible for formulating national health policies and coordinating the development of national health undertakings. Compared with the provincial health department, the responsibilities of the Health and Health Commission are more macro and comprehensive, involving policy formulation, resource allocation, industry supervision and other aspects. At the same time, the Health and Health Commission also has higher decision-making power and coordination power, which can co-ordinate the national health and health work.
Second, the scope of management
The management scope of the Provincial Health Department is mainly limited to this province, which is responsible for guiding and supervising the health work in this province. The management scope of the Health and Health Commission covers the whole country, so it is necessary to make overall consideration of the development of health undertakings in various places and formulate national policies and standards.
In addition, there are some differences between the provincial health department and the health and health commission in organizational structure and staffing. The provincial health department usually has a number of internal institutions and subordinate units, which are responsible for the specific implementation of various health and health work; However, the Health and Health Commission pays more attention to top-level design and macro-management, and guides the development of national health undertakings by formulating policies and plans.
To sum up:
There are obvious differences between the provincial health department and the health and health commission in terms of responsibilities, authority and management scope. The provincial health department is mainly responsible for the province's health work, with specific implementation and supervision responsibilities; However, the Health and Health Commission pays more attention to the policy-making and macro-management at the national level, and has higher decision-making power and coordination power. Both of them play an important role within their respective responsibilities and promote the development of health in China.
Legal basis:
Constitution of the people's Republic of China
Article 89 provides that:
The State Council exercises the following functions and powers: …… (7) To lead and manage education, science, culture, health, sports and family planning; ……
Organic law of local people's congresses and local people's governments at all levels in People's Republic of China (PRC)
Article 64 provides that:
The people's governments of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government are respectively composed of governors, vice-governors, chairmen, vice-chairmen, mayors, vice-mayors and secretaries-general, directors, directors and committee directors.
Article 74 provides that:
The people's governments of counties, autonomous counties, cities not divided into districts and municipal districts are respectively composed of county heads, deputy county heads, mayors, deputy mayors, district heads, deputy district heads, directors and section heads. The people's governments of townships, nationality townships and towns shall have townships, deputy townships, nationality townships, deputy townships, mayors and deputy mayors.