Health Protection Agency (Maldives)

The Health Protection Agency (Dhivehi: ހެލްތް ޕްރޮޓެކްޝަން އެޖެންސީ, abbreviation: HPA) is a government agency under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Maldives.^[3] It is tasked with protecting public health of the people in the archipelago.

Health Protection Agency

ހެލްތް ޕްރޮޓެކްޝަން އެޖެންސީ
Agency overview
Formed	12 January 2013
Preceding agency	Centre for Community Health and Disease Control
Jurisdiction	Government of the Maldives
Headquarters	Malé
Employees	106 (as of 2023)[1]
Annual budget	MVR 6.65 million[2]
Parent department	Maldivian Health Ministry

History

After the abolition of the Centre for Community Health and Disease Control (CCHDC), the Health Protection Agency was formed on 12 January 2013 under Section 6 of the Public Health Act.^[4]