Health Legislation

The Decree governs, among other aspects, the functions, competencies, working conditions, and remuneration of professionals in charge of promotion, prevention, and care activities in the public sector.

This Law establishes the National Council of Nurses and Midwives and determines its organisation, functioning and competence.

This Act amends the Medical Practitioners and Dental Surgeons Act, 1994.

The National Accreditation Board Act of 2007 establishes the National Accreditation Board and provides for related purposes.

This Act provides for the training, registration and licensing of nutritionists and dieticians; provides for the regulation of the standards, and practice of the profession; ensures their effective participation in matters relating to nutrition and dietetics, and for connected purposes.

This law institutes free treatment of gynaecological cancers by public health establishments for the benefit of women.

This Law protects disabled persons in general.

This Act provides for the establishment of the Council to regulate the conduct of and the registration of Environmental Health Practitioners and provides for related matters.

The Act provides for the establishment of the Council to regulate the conduct of Optometrists and Ophthalmic Opticians, the registration of Optometrists and Ophthalmic Opticians and provides for related matters.

The order N°67 sets the conditions of practice of the profession of retail pharmacist. The text of the order is provided as part of a compendium of pharmaceutical legislation (see pages 6 and 7).

The circular N°12 refers to inspections conducted in retail pharmacies. The text of the circular is provided as part of a compendium of pharmaceutical legislation (see pages 7 to 9).

The provisions of this Law govern the practice of medicine. This document is published as a part of a compilation of laws and decrees and this Law is located on page 44 of the file.

This law, taken in application of the provisions of articles 47 of the Constitution and 67 of ordinance n°01/95 of January 14, 1995 concerning the orientation of health policy in the Gabonese Republic, establishes and organizes the National Order of Pharmacists of Gabon.

This law, taken in application of the provisions of articles 47 of the Constitution and 67 of Ordinance No 01/95 of January 14, 1995 concerning the orientation of health policy in the Gabonese Republic, establishes and organizes the National Order of Pharmacists of Gabon.

The Persons with Disability Act, 2006 is an act to provide for persons with disability, to establish a National Council on Persons with Disability and to provide for related matters.

These guidelines provide the required standards on the establishment, registration, management and supervision of early childhood development (ECD) services. These are to ensure the effective implementation of ECD programmes.

The Law establishes the Order of Doctors of Mozambique and provides the Statute of the Order as an integral part of the law.

The decree sets out the application of decree no. 205-316/PRN/MSP/LCE of November 11, 2005, granting women free caesarean section services provided by public health establishments.

This Act provides the legal framework for the regulation, registration, and practice of health professionals by establishing the Health Professionals Council.

This decree creates a National Training School for State-certified Nurses and Midwives in Anaesthesia - Resuscitation called ENAFISAR. This decree defines the organization and functions of the School, the administrative bodies and commissions, the training requirements, etc.