Health Legislation

The decree defines the health benefit package of the universal health insurance scheme.

These regulations were developed in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24, 30, 46)2), 47(5) and 50(1) of the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, in consultation with the Board for the Social Health Authority.

The Decree establishes the health benefit package covered under the Universal Health Insurance. The decree was published on 25 November 2023 in the Official Journal.

The Decree specifies the application of certain provisions of the law establishing the Universal Health Insurance Scheme, such as affiliation and registration, the insured person's card, care benefits covered, the assumption of responsibility for benefits, health care providers, among other aspects.

This document provides the benefits package of the National Health Insurance Scheme as offered to its beneficiaries through private health providers.

The Regulation sets up rules in the registration of drugs and related products manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria.  

These Instructions establish the methodology to determine the community-based health insurance benefit package.

This law establishes a universal health insurance in the Togolese Republic.

Specifications for essential medicines supplies.

These Regulations provide rules on the registration and access to the market to medicine; licensing requirements for pharmaceutical operations, manufacturers, wholesalers and dispensaries; as well as on record-keeping, import of medicines, and clinical trials, etc.

This Law establishes the rules for the efficient and safe production, distribution, use and availability, as well as quality assurance of medicines, vaccines, biological and health products for citizens.

This Law establishes the Universal Health Insurance Scheme Universal (RAMU) in the Republic of Benin.

These are the guidelines for the registration, renewal, change in characteristics and extension in range of both imported and locally manufactured registered pharmaceutical products.

This Ministerial Order determines the medical services provided at each level of health facilities in Rwanda.

This document provides guidelines on the supply of essential medicines in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

This Ministerial decree regulates the trade of pharmaceutical products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This regulation is issued to implement the Food Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Proclamation No 661/2009. and covers among other aspects of food safety and quality which includes manufacturing, storage and transportation among other aspects; sale of alcohol; medicine administration and control which includes manufacturing, registration, storage, transportation, importation ad clinical trials among others; traditional and complementary medicine administration and control; post-marketing surveillance; control of tobacco products and places prohibited for smoking among other aspects.  

The Act regulates the quality and safety of medicines and related products and connected matters.

These Regulations govern the issuance of licenses for the importation, exportation, manufacture, distribution, and retail of drugs, etc.

This Act provides for the registration, regulation of the sale, distribution, importation, exportation, manufacture and dispensing of medicines and related substances, and matters incidental thereto.