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On 12 November 2019 he was appointed Minister of Health and Wellness. [5] Within this portfolio he is responsible for medical and public health services, population planning, quality of Life and population wellness, national AIDS secretariat, trust fund for specialised medical care, Mauritius Institute of Health and licensing of private health ...
Mauritius had a life expectancy of 75.17 years in 2014. [1] 39% of Mauritian men smoked in 2014.[2] 13% of men and 23% of women were obese in 2008.[2]The Human Rights Measurement Initiative [3] finds that Mauritius is fulfilling 72.7% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income. [4]
To call a Mauritius mobile phone, the following format is used: 5 123 4567 Calls inside Mauritius +230 5 123 4567 Calls from outside Mauritius; To call a Mauritius fixed line, the following format is used:
The Government Portal of Mauritius is the official web portal of the Government of Mauritius. It presents information resources and online services from government sources, accessible from a single point. The portal provides access to websites of ministries and their departments, websites of state bodies and e-Services.
The 2023 Ibrahim Index of African Governance ranked Mauritius second in good governance. According to the 2023 Democracy Index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit that measures the state of democracy in 167 countries, Mauritius ranks 20th worldwide followed by Uruguay and United States and is the only African country with "Full Democracy".
Ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform (Algeria) Ministry of Health and the Environment (Antigua and Barbuda) Barbuda's Public Health Department; Ministry of Health (Argentina) Ministry of Health (Armenia) Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia) Ministry of Health (New South Wales), known as NSW Health
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached Mauritius in March 2020. Since the first three cases of COVID-19 were confirmed, the Mauritian authorities have been conducting 'Contact tracing': people who have been in contact with infected patients have been placed under quarantine, including doctors, nurses and police officers.
The Indian Ocean Medical Institute Trust (IOMIT) was established in 1996 with the A.V.I.D. objective of promotion of education and learning and setting up a medical college in Mauritius in the name of the 'father of the nation' late Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam, who was a medical doctor.