# Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago

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## TL;DR

Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Health. Its Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division regulates medicines, and regional health authorities run the public hospitals, including the cancer centre at St James.

## Summary

The Ministry of Health oversees five regional health authorities (North West, North Central, Eastern, South West and Tobago) and the Children's Life Fund Authority. Its Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division is charged with ensuring safe standards for food, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices and keeps a public drug database. It also runs a Tobacco Control Unit and a non-communicable disease programme. The coordinates are an approximate Port of Spain city point.

## Fields

- Kind: Institution
- Last checked: 2026-11-11
- Also known as: Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago; MoH Trinidad and Tobago
- City: Port of Spain, TT
- Type: government
- Website: https://health.gov.tt

## Sources

- Ministry of Health: home page: https://health.gov.tt/
- Ministry of Health: Chemistry, Food and Drugs Division: https://health.gov.tt/services/chemistry-food-and-drugs-division

## Connected records

- institutions: [Cancer Centre of Trinidad and Tobago (NWRHA)](https://onco.cc/institutions/cancer-centre-trinidad-tobago/), [Medcorp Cancer Centre of the Caribbean](https://onco.cc/institutions/medcorp-cancer-centre-tt/), [Southern Medical Services Company Limited](https://onco.cc/institutions/southern-medical-services-tt/)

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