Health Legislation

The Decree creates a public-law institution called the Ordre des Médecins du Burundi. It is responsible for preserving the rules of medical ethics, honor, discretion and dignity of members of the Order in the practice of the medical profession.

This Act consolidates and amends the laws providing for the establishment of the South African Pharmacy Board and for the training and registration of pharmacists, trainee pharmacists, pharmacy students, unqualified assistants and pharmaceutical technicians; provides for the control of the practice of the pharmaceutical profession; and provides for matters incidental thereto.

This Act establishes the Health Professions Council of South Africa and professional boards; provides for control over the education, training and registration for and practising of health professions registered under this Act; and provides for matters incidental thereto.

This Ordinance establishes national orders of doctors, pharmacists, dental surgeons and midwives, that are compulsorily grouping all practitioners authorized to practice their profession.

This Ordinance modifies Article 98 of the Ordinance No. 73-38 of April 21, 1973 establishing and organizing the national orders of doctors, pharmacists, dental surgeons and midwives

This Ordinance establishes a Code of Medical Ethics.

This Ordinance establishes a Code of Ethics for Pharmacists.

The Act consolidates the laws relating to the registration of births and deaths in Lesotho. It makes compulsory the registration of the birth of a child, whether born alive or still-born, and of the death of any person dying after the commencement of the Act (section 3). The office of the Registrar General is the general register office for keeping the register of all births and deaths occurring in Lesotho (section 4).

This Act provides for a uniform law for the registration of all births and deaths in Zambia, without distinction of origin or descent; and provides for matters incidental thereto.

These Byelaws establish regulations for the registration, practice, and management of pharmacies and the distribution of pharmaceutical products.

This Act amends and consolidates the law relating to the control of the profession of pharmacy and trade in and use of drugs and poisons, and other purposes connected therewith.

The Order sets the conditions for the creation and operation of propharmacies in health facilities

This Ordinance determines the rules of medical ethics.

This Act makes provisions regarding the registration and licensing of medical and dental practitioners with a Medical and Dental Council, and provides for matters connected with the practice of these professions.

The order mandates the creation of a medical, Dental and Pharmacy Council; and regulates the keeping and sale of poisons and other related matters.

This Act makes further and better provision for the registration, enrolment, control and training of nurses and midwives; provides for purposes relating to the practice of nursing and midwifery; establishes the General Nursing Council of Zambia; and provides for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.

This Act consolidates and amends the law relating to the registration of births and deaths in Botswana.

The Statistics Act establishes a body corporate to be known as Statistics Botswana; requires that official statistics be produced by means of a process that is guided by the National Statistical System; and provides principles for the production and dissemination of official statistics and for matters incidental thereto.

This law establishes conditions regulating the Order of Doctors of Senegal.

This Act provides for the training, registration, enrollment and discipline of nurses and midwives of all categories and for other matters connected to the above.