After this first stage of universal education was established, the Ministry of Education implemented measures to improve the quality of education.
The Ministry of Agriculture is currently overseeing and implementing the government's policies in the agricultural sector.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs implements the foreign policy.
The Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare has implemented a control programme.
Since 2008, the Ministry of Health and Welfare has implemented its third five-year plan to introduce a comprehensive set of policies for individuals with disabilities.
At the central level the Ministry of Rural Areas & Employment has been implementing these programmes.
The Ministry of Health in the Dominican Republic has implemented malaria control measures, including intensified surveillance, prompt case management, and intensive mosquito control activities.
When vernacular schools were closed in 1987, the Ministry of Education implemented the National System of Education.
It also defines a Ministry of Federal and Constitutional Affairs to implement such affairs.
However, the Ministry does not implement the regulations and guidelines; instead this is the responsibility of the local authority, who fund and administer playschools.