Health Legislation

The Proclamation establishes an Ethiopian Identity System applicable to any person residing in Ethiopia.  

This regulation is issued to implement the Food and Medicine Administration Proclamation No.1112/2019. It provides the organization, powers and duties of the Ethiopian Food and Drug Authority.

This regulation is issued to implement Proclamation No. 1273/2022 Community-Based Health Insurance Proclamation. It establishes the framework for managing health insurance pools and reserve funds (Sections 3-6), outlines membership and contribution procedures (Sections 7-9), and details provider payment mechanisms (Section 10). It also addresses fund management, financial deficit coverage (Sections 11-13), and miscellaneous provisions such as co-payment and data management (Sections 14-20).

This Proclamation provides the legal framework for the Community Based Health Insurance System.

The Proclamation 1263/2021 was enacted to provide for the definition of the powers and duties of the executive organs of the federal democratic republic of Ethiopia. It includes provisions regarding the mandate of the Ministry of Health (cf. section 35).

This document provides the national list of essential medicines and other health products in Ethiopia. 

This Proclamation is to provide for Food and Medicine Administration. It provides rules to regulate several areas including food, medicine, medical devices, cosmetics, and tobacco products.

The purpose of this law is to provide for the rules relating to the civil status of citizens, civil status documents, as well as procedures for registering civil status events and their computerized management. It guarantees every person the enjoyment of the right to recognition in all places of their legal personality.

This Regulation is to determine the fee payable for registration and license of food, medicine, health professional and health institutions.

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 purpose of this law is to protect the rights of individuals in the processing of personal data.

The Proclamation establishes a mandatory health insurance scheme for pensioners, employees and members of their families in Ethiopia.

The Law establishes the Health Code that codifies legislative texts concerning Public Health in Madagascar.

The Law establishes provisions relating to the hospital reform and applies to all hospital establishments in Madagascar.

The Law establishes a mandatory health insurance scheme for pensioners, employees and members of their families in Ethiopia.

The Constitution of Madagascar was adopted in 2010. It consists of 168 Articles that are grouped into seven titles. The Constitution addresses a wide range of issues such as the fundamental principles of the State, freedoms, rights and obligations of the citizens, organization of the State, key organs of the state, etc.

This Proclamation regulates activities in respect of food, medicine, environmental health, health professionals, health and controllable health related institutions in the country.

The purpose of this law is to combat the spread of the disease caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) leading to the reduction and loss of the body's immune defenses, resulting in Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); to protect people living with HIV/AIDS against all forms of discrimination or stigmatization; and to reaffirm their fundamental rights and freedoms in accordance with international human rights instruments.

This Decree provides provisions on the organization of health services in the company (médecine d'entreprise).

These regulations establish the Health Professionals Council. The council has, among other things, the following attributions: advise the Minister; work in collaboration with the appropriate bodies, ensure that health professional training offered in the country is of high standard; make sure that professional ethics are observed by professionals; follow up and supervise that the names of registered professionals and those who are cancelled from the registry due to various reasons are properly kept by the secretariat.