Health Legislation

The objective of this law is to provide the rules relating to public hygiene and sanitation in rural and urban areas.

This decree sets out the terms and conditions for access to health care services covered by the universal health insurance.

This decree sets the base, rates, amounts, and collection procedures for social security contributions and other contributions due in respect to universal health insurance.

This decree sets out the conditions and procedures for membership, affiliation, and registration with the Universal Health Insurance Medical Assistance Scheme.

This decree sets out the terms and conditions of affiliation and registration to the compulsory health compulsory health insurance scheme.

The law adopts the Code of Administrative Procedure. The Code establishes the principles and rules to be observed in the exercise of administrative activity, aimed at achieving the public interest, while respecting the subjective rights and legally protected interests of individuals and legal persons.

The law determines the essential rules relating to public health and hygiene in the Republic of Niger. The law contains articles referring to the fundamental principles of health in Niger, such as the functioning of the national health system, or health information; as well as the fundamental principles of hygiene, such as urban health and food safety.

This Order determines contributions to the community-based health insurance scheme, amounts of their contributions and modalities for their payment.

The Civil Code is a document that brings together rules relating to civil law, governing topics such as the status of persons, property, as well as private relations between citizens.

The code aims to promote and guarantee children's access to the enjoyment and exercise of their rights.

This Act establishes the National Social Security Fund and provides for its constitution, administration and other matters related to the Fund.

The objective of this decree is to define the requirements and modalities for affiliation to and registration with the general basic universal health insurance scheme (i.e. population groups covered).

This decree sets the amount and the modalities to recover contributions for the UHC general and medical assistance schemes.

This decree establishes the terms of collection of contributions from workers in the public, parapublic and private sectors affiliated to the compulsory health insurance and social security scheme.

This decree is setting the rates, the basis of contributions and the ceiling on salaries subject to contributions of workers in the public, private and parapublic sectors to the Compulsory Health Insurance and Social Security Scheme.

Executive decree no. 15-289 of 2 Safar 1437 corresponding to 14 November 2015 provides rules regarding social security for self-employed persons carrying out an activity on their own account. it was published in the official journal of 18 November 2015 (see pages 5 to 8).

The Law establishes a mandatory system of insurance for health for the residents in Burkina Faso named Universal health insurance in Burkina Faso ("régime d’assurance maladie universelle au Burkina Faso").

This law provides for the Labour Code, establishing the rules governing the relations between employers and (salaried) employees in the country.

This Act establishes the National Health Insurance Fund and provides for contributions to and payment of health care benefits to certain Government employees and provides for related matters.

This Decree defines the attributions, the organization and the functioning of the Public Hygiene Police of Mauritania.