Décreto número 42/2020 por el que se clara el Estado de Alarma Sanitaria y se dictan las medidas cautelares para la prevención, contención y control de la pandemia del nuevo coronavirus en la República de Guinea Ecuatorial

The Constitution of Equatorial Guinea was first adopted in 1991 and revised in 2012. It consists of 134 articles that are grouped into five titles. The Constitution establishes a wide array of norms touching upon the questions of hierarchy of laws, type of government in the country, civil, economic and political rights, human rights and freedoms, organization of the state, separation of powers, etc.

The provisions of this Law govern the practice of medicine. This document is published as a part of a compilation of laws and decrees and this Law is located on page 44 of the file.

The purpose of this Law is to create a legal framework that allows for the implementation of the actions and mechanisms necessary for the education, prevention, treatment, epidemiological surveillance, research, care and monitoring of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, as well as to guarantee respect, protection and defence of human rights, and to eliminate the stigmatization and discrimination of people infected with HIV/AIDS. This law can be located on page 24 of the file.