The ministry is headed by a minister appointed by the
Prime Minister of Georgia. One first deputy minister and three deputies report directly to the minister. The ministry is made up from 16 departments and agencies. Main functions of the ministry are ensuring provision of good medical and public health services to the population; regulation of medical and pharmaceutical activity in the country; management of
state pensions and
social security; and protection of
rights of children. The ministry has all the power to regulate all medical activities throughout the country through its chapters. The State United Social Insurance Fund and the
Ministry of Finance of Georgia are the main sources of funding for the Ministry of Health, Labor and Social Affairs. In recent years, the ministry carried out an expansion of hospitals network by planned completion of 46 new hospitals by the end of 2011. ==Budget==