Health Legislation

This Decree sets the operation modalities for some health competencies transferred by the State to the regions.

The law defines the legal framework for the prevention and comprehensive care of the human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS). The law includes the rights and obligations of people living with HIV as well as the prevention and prohibition of discriminatory practices. The law includes as well the treatments in the health system in Cabo Verde among other issues.

The objective of this law is to determine the rules for the organization and the functioning of the National Order of Doctors.

This Decree creates and establishes the rules for the organization and operation of the National Order of Dental Surgeons of Mauritania (ONMD). This Decree is published in a collection of other legislative acts and can be found on page 16 of the file.

This Decree creates and establish the rules for the organization and operation of the National Order of Physicians of Mauritania (ONMM). This Decree is published in a collection of other legislative acts and can be found on page 4 of the file.

This Law amends and supplements Articles 185 and 195 of Law No 2013-10 relating to the General Code of Local Authorities

This Act makes provision for the prevention and management of HIV and AIDS; provides for the rights and obligations of persons living with HIV or affected by HIV and AIDS; provides for the establishment of the National AIDS Commission; and provides for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

The decree approves the plan of positions, careers and salaries for the staff that make up the medical career. The system applies to all doctors in the National Health Service who are part of the career. The aim of establishing a medical career is to guarantee and organize the exercise of medical activity in the National Health Service. It is also a particular objective of the medical career to encourage and reward scientific research and experimentation in the field of medicine in Cape Verde.

This document provides norms and guidelines for HIV prevention for some specific groups.

The Local Governance (Amendment) Act of 2017 amends the Local Governance Act, 2016 (Act 936) to provide for the discretion of the President to revoke the appointment of an appointed member of a District Assembly.

The law creates the Ordre des Médecins (The Order of Physicians), which is responsible for organizing and representing individuals and legal entities practicing the Medical professions in Mali.

This Order establishes the National Program for the Fight against STIs/HIV/AIDS (PNLS) created within the Directorate for the Fight against Diseases at the Ministry of Health.

This Act provides for the regulation of medical, dental and allied health professionals, for the establishment of Medical Council of Tanganyika and for other related matters.

The Ghana AIDS Commission Act, 2016 is to establish the Ghana AIDS commission and the National HIV and AIDS Fund, to provide for the management of the Fund, to prevent and control the HIV and AIDS epidemic, to promote and protect the rights of persons living with HIV or AIDS and to provide for related purposes.

The Local Governance Act (Act 936) of 2016 provides for local governance in accordance with the Constitution; establishes a Local Government Service; provides for the establishment and administration of the District Assemblies Common Fund; provides for a National Development Planning System; defines and regulates planning procedures of District Assemblies; co-ordinates, facilitates, monitors and supervises internal audit activities within District Assemblies and related matters.

The guidelines set up grading criteria and scoring for health professionals in Rwanda.

This Decree appoints the members of the Commission responsible for the organization of the partial renewal of the bodies of the Order of Physicians.

The purpose of the law is to determine the fundamental principles of the control of HIV and AIDS in Niger.

The decree establishes rules concerning the free movement and establishment of doctors in the West African Economic and Monetary Union.

This Law determines the organization and functioning of the decentralised administrative entities.