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Department for Finance and Governance

The Department of Management and Financial Governance has the overall responsibility for the planning and development of activities, the organisation and the structure of the Armed Forces within the particular long-term planning period. The

Department of International Affairs

The Department of International Affairs assists the Prime Minister and the Government Secretary in the handling of all matters of an international nature.

Director General Trine Heimerback

The Department of Health Legislation

The Department of Health Legislation is responsible for the majority of acts and regulations within the domain of the Ministry of Health and Care Services.

Director General Elisabeth Salvesen

The Department of Adminstrative Affairs

The overall objective of the Department of Adminstrative Affairs is to ensure the efficient operation and administration of the Ministry. The Department provide support to the political leadership and Secretary General, and to the other departments

Director General Beate Erikstad

Budget Department

The Budget Department is responsible for coordinating the work on the budget. The Government's role in preparing the budget is based on the principle of lump-sum allocations and the individual ministers have considerable autonomy in how they spend

Director General Silje Gamstøbakk

Department for Higher Education, Research and International Affairs

Director General Anne Line Wold

Department for Legal Affairs

Director General Hege Nygård

Department for Administration and Strategic Priorities

Director General Eivind Heder

Department for Economic and Administrative Affairs

Director General Bjørn Ståle Haavik

Occupational Injury

Occupational injury is defined personal injury, illness or death as a result of an occupational accident. Illness may be approved as occupational illness if it was caused by harmful exposure at work.

The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous peoples

The UN General Assembly adopted a joint declaration on indigenous peoples on 13. September 2007. The declaration was drawn up in close collaboration between states and various indigenous groups.

Medical devices – a key part of health care

Medical devices include all equipment intended to diagnose, prevent, monitor, treat or alleviate disease, injury or disability in humans.

Nordic Sami Convention

Norway, Sweden and Finland have concluded negotiations on a Nordic Sami Convention. The negotiating leaders initialled the negotiated text of the convention on 13 January 2017. The proposal is now being considered by the Sami parliaments and the

The use of the Sámi language in the public administration

Active and wider use of the Sámi language is a very important element in the further development of Sámi culture. Similarly, it is also important that the Sámi language is used in the public context.

The Communication Unit

The Communication Unit coordinates communication by the Ministry.This includes media relations and monitoring, strategic communication with the sector and advising the Ministry’s departments and political leadership. The Communication Unit is also

Head of communications Line Torvik

Internal Auditor Unit

The Internal Auditor will contribute to the overall achievement of defence objectives by providing support to the Ministry’s senior management in controlling and managing subordinate departments and agencies.

Deputy Director General Liss Johansen

Directorate of Immigration

Web page: http://www.udi.no/

lmmigration Appeals Board

Web page: http://www.une.no/

Biotechnology - An Introduction

Biotechnology is defined as "all technology that uses microorganisms, plant, animal, and human cells." The Ministry of Health and Care Services is responsible for the part of biotechnology that involves human cells and also for parts of the Gene