Health Legislation

The law regulates the refugee status. Its definition, the impediment and loss of refugee status, the authorization requirements among others issues.

The law creates the National Health Service of Mozambique. It also provides information on the organization of levels of care in the country: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary.

This law provides the rules to govern the profession of dentists.

This law provides the rules to govern the profession of doctors.

This law establishes the national identity card.

This law provides the rules to govern the profession of pharmacists.

This Act makes provisions for the training, registration and licensing of clinical officers; to regulate their practice and for connected purposes.

This Act extends membership of the medical aid scheme established for the public service under the Public Service Act, 1980, to members and former members of the National Assembly, judges and former judges of the Supreme Court and High Court, certain other office-bearers and other persons and to their surviving spouses; repeals section 1 of the Medical Aid Scheme for the Government Service Extension Act, 1982; and provides for matters connected therewith.

The Act regulates the profession of nurse and midwife in The Gambia.

The Public Health Act makes provisions for public and environmental health and other matters connected therewith.

This Act establishes the Mauritius Institute of Health, outlines its functions in promoting health education, research and training, as well as coordinating public health initiatives in Mauritius.

This Act regulates the practice of traditional medicine in Mauritius; establishes the Traditional Medicine Board; defines the rules for registration as practitioners of traditional medicine, etc.

The Act establishes a Board for the control and practice of the profession of health records management and matters relating thereto.

This law modifies articles 3, 5, 6, 7, 15 and 36 of the law n°84-10 setting the organization of the medical and health profession ("Loi No 84-010 fixant l'organisation de l'ordre des professions Medico-sanitaires: infirmier, sage-femme et technicien medico-sanitaire").

This law modifies article 3 of the law n°84-09 providing the rules for the exercise of the professions of nurse, midwives and health technician.

This Act makes provision for the establishment of a Medical and Dental Council; for the Registration of Medical and Dental Practitioners; for the discipline of persons registered under the Act and other matters connected therewith.

The Act provides for the establishment of Hospital Management Boards, the charging fees for medical and health services and the regulation of such fees, the regulation of conditions under which private hospitals or other health facilities may be established, and for connected matters.

This law institutes a national card certifying the holder's identity.

This Act provides for the establishment of the Medical Council of Malawi, the registration and disciplining of medical practitioners and dentists, the regulation of training within Malawi of medical personnel and generally for the control and regulation of the medical profession and practice in Malawi and for matters incidental to or connected therewith.

This Act provides provisions on the registration of persons resident in Botswana and provides for matters incidental thereto.