Minister/Health
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 Minister/Health  (Minister) | |
|---|---|
| Interests | Health |
| Responsible for a country's health system. Often part of a regulatory capture, | |
A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for Health. Since they administer large budgets and regulatory functions, they are often part of a regulatory capture, turning into Big pharma/Lobbyists.
The health ministry in most countries also has responsibility for biosecurity.
COVID-19
In January 2020 Agnès Buzyn was France's Minister of Health and declared hydroxychloroquine a "poison" and banned over the counter sales. In September 2021, she was under investigation for her handling of COVID.[1]
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