Health Legislation

This Decree amends articles 12 and 40 of Decree No 2023-409 of July 26, 2023 relating to the responsibilities, organization and operation of the regulatory authority for the health sector

This decree defines the terms and conditions for implementing the mandatory health insurance.

This Decree approves the amended statutes of the Beninese pharmaceutical regulatory agency, now named “Beninese Agency for Medicines and other Health Products”.

This decree establishes the responsibilities, organization and operation of the Health Sector Regulatory Authority. This Authority is attached to the Presidency of the Republic (art.3) and has a broad spectrum of action including among others, public and private health sector, all levels of the health pyramid, physical, mental and social health, hospitals and primary care, all age groups as well as the health of citizens and foreigners.

This law, published in the Official Journal on 25 Mai 2023, modifies articles 1,17,27,51 and 79 of the law n°37-2014 establishing the universal health insurance scheme.

This law, published in the Official Journal on 8 June 2023, establishes the National Health Insurance Fund ("Caisse d'assurance maladie universelle").

This law, published in the Official Journal on 8 June 2023, amends articles 4,6,7,8,9,12,17,18,20 and 23 of the law n°31-2011 establishing the social security scheme.

This Law amends Articles 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16, 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27, 31, 33, 36, 37, 38, 42, 45, 47, 51, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 65, 66, 80 and 86 of the Law No 2020-37 protecting the health of people in the Republic of Benin.

This law was published in the Official Journal on 10 May 2022. It provides measures to fight violence against women.

The purpose of this law is to organize the protection of the health of the population, and to define the obligations imposed on citizens in the event of communicable, non-communicable, contagious diseases or epidemics. It applies to any person living in the Republic of Benin or entering Benin territory.

This decree establishes the responsibilities, organization and operation of the Ministry of Health.

This decree determines the conditions for the creation, approval, operation and control of reproductive health structures in application of the provisions of Article 12 paragraph 3 of Law No. 2003-04 of March 3, 2003 relating to the sexual and reproductive health.

The purpose of this law is to organize activities related to medicines and other health products in the Republic of Benin.

This Law provides amendments to the provisions of Articles 17, 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 19-1 of the Law No 2003-04 of 03 March 2003 relating to sexual health and reproduction.

This law, published in the Official Journal on 11 June 2020, provides the national legal framework for the security of information systems and electronic communications networks.

By this decree, the Government of Benin appoints the auditors of the National Health Insurance Agency.

This law, published in the Official journal on 7 November 2019, is to put in place a system to ensure the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in particular their privacy, with regard to the processing of personal data; and to ensure that information and communication technologies remain at the service of the citizen and do not infringe individual freedoms.

This decree provides for the organization of the ministry of health and population. It was published in the official journal on 19 July 2018 along with the decree governing the powers and organization of the General Health Inspectorate (decree 2018-269), the decree providing for the powers and organization of the General Directorate for care and health services (decree 2018-270), the decree providing for the powers and organization of the General Directorate for the Population (decree 2018-271) and the decree providing for the powers and organization of the General Directorate for Management and Resources (decree 2018-272).

The decree governs the powers and organization of the General Health Inspectorate.

The decree governs the powers and organization of the General Directorate for care and health services.