Department Of Health Johannesburg Contact Details

The Department of Health in Johannesburg is the Gauteng Department of Health, and the Office of the MEC for Health & Wellness is on 011 355 3469. The department’s head office is at 45 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg 2001; the National Department of Health is a separate body based in Pretoria.

The department also runs Johannesburg District Health Services, which has its own Chief Director listed on the department’s contacts page.

Gauteng Department of Health contact details at a glance

Route	Details
Office of the MEC for Health & Wellness	011 355 3469
MEC for Health office email	MEC.Health@gauteng.gov.za
Office of the Head of Department	011 355 3513
Departmental spokesperson office	011 241 5773
Media enquiries email	healthmediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za
Gauteng Provincial Government hotline email	hotline@gauteng.gov.za
Head office	45 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg 2001

Official contact channels

The MEC’s office (011 355 3469) and the Head of Department’s office (011 355 3513) have separate lines. Written queries to the MEC’s office go to MEC.Health@gauteng.gov.za. For general provincial queries, the Gauteng Department of Health home page lists the Gauteng Provincial Government hotline email, hotline@gauteng.gov.za.

Services and responsibilities

The Gauteng Department of Health runs public health services in the province, organised into districts. Its contacts page lists Chief Directors for Johannesburg District Health Services, alongside the Sedibeng and Ekurhuleni districts. Each district and major hospital also has its own communications officer.

Office/address information

The department is headquartered at 45 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg 2001. It does not publish office hours on its contacts page.

Applications and escalation

If a query is not resolved at a clinic or hospital, write to the Gauteng Provincial Government hotline at hotline@gauteng.gov.za, or contact the Office of the Head of Department on 011 355 3513. Matters for the political head of the department go to the MEC’s office on 011 355 3469.

Journalists should use healthmediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za or the departmental spokesperson’s office on 011 241 5773.

For private and community healthcare options, see Unjani Clinic contact details, or browse the government directory.

FAQs

What is the Department of Health Johannesburg contact number?

The Gauteng Department of Health’s MEC office is on 011 355 3469 and the Head of Department’s office on 011 355 3513.

Where is the Gauteng Department of Health head office?

45 Commissioner Street, Johannesburg 2001.

How do I email the Gauteng Department of Health?

Use MEC.Health@gauteng.gov.za for the MEC’s office, or hotline@gauteng.gov.za for the provincial hotline.

Who handles Gauteng Health media enquiries?

Email healthmediaenquiries@gauteng.gov.za or call the spokesperson’s office on 011 241 5773.

Sources

• Gauteng Department of Health contacts, gauteng.gov.za/health/Pages/contacts.aspx, read 27 September 2026
• Gauteng Department of Health home page, gauteng.gov.za/health, read 27 September 2026
• Gauteng Health Media Relations Contact List (dated 12 April 2024), cmbinary.gauteng.gov.za, read 27 September 2026