Health Legislation

This regulation establishes the rules applicable to the exercise of pharmaceutical activity, in the public and private sectors, by natural or legal persons.

The Law establishes the Order of Nurses of Mozambique and approves its Statute. The Order of Nurses of Mozambique is a legal person governed by public law, representing nurses, and carrying out services in the public interest. Registration and recognition by the Order of Nurses are mandatory conditions for the exercise of nursing activity in Mozambique.

The Decree N°11-121 addresses the special status of civil servants belonging to the public health paramedical corps. It was published in the Official Journal of 20 March 2011 (pages 8-36)

The Decree N°11-122 addresses the special status of civil servants belonging to the corps of public health midwives. It was published in the Official Journal of 20 March 2011 (pages 36 - 40)

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

This diploma establishes the technical description of the different institutions of the National Health Service across the four levels of care, the classification and their specific functions. 

The objective of Decree No. 21/99 is to establish the conditions, norms, and procedures for the practice of the pharmaceutical profession in Mozambique, ensuring compliance with technical, ethical, moral, and deontological principles.

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.