Health Legislation

This law determines the general conditions of asylum in the Republic of Chad in accordance with the Convention relating to the Status of Refugees of July 28, 1951 as amended by its New York Protocol of January 31 and the Convention of the Organization of the African Unity of September 10, 1969 governing aspects specific to refugee problems in Africa.

This Act establishes the Chemist Professionals' Council and provides for the powers, functions, management and regulation of the chemist, chemical laboratory technologist and the assistant chemical laboratory technologist, and provides for related matters.

This Act repeals and replaces the Public Health Act (Cap 198). The Act provides the legal framework for the protection and improvement of public health, regulates issues such as sanitation, disease control, environmental health and health care services.

This Law governs refugees and asylum seekers in Rwanda.

The Law defines the status of refugees in Burkina Faso. 

This Act provides for the establishment and constitution of a professional Council for the medical and dental professions; determines the powers, duties and functions of such Council; regulates the registration of medical practitioners and of dentists, and of persons practising certain professions allied to the medical profession or to the dental profession; specifies the education, training and qualifications of persons practising such professions; prohibits the practising of any such profession without being registered; and provides for matters incidental thereto.

This Law establishes provisions on the status of refugees and related matters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Proclamation regulates different aspects of Public Health such as food quality control and standards (Articles 8 and 9); water quality control (Article 10); occupational health (Article 11), waste handling and disposal (Article 12); availability of toilet facilities in health institutions (Article 13); control of bathing places and pools (Article 14); disposal of dead bodies (art.15); control at entrance and exit ports in Ethiopia making mandatory vaccines for people coming from outside (Article 16); and Communicable Diseases (art.17).

This Act gives effect within the Republic of South Africa to the relevant international legal instruments, principles and standards relating to refugees; provides for the reception into South Africa of asylum seekers; regulates applications for and recognition of refugee status; provides for the rights and obligations flowing from such status; and provides for matters connected therewith.

This Act makes provisions for the Enactment of the Refugees Act, National Eligibility Committee, Asylum seeker and Refugee administration and repeals the Refugee (Control) Act and provides for connected matters.

The Code provides rules regarding different rears of public health as the prevention and control of communicable diseases; sanitation and housing; and food and water protection among other aspects.

The law regulates the refugee status. Its definition, the impediment and loss of refugee status, the authorization requirements among others issues.

This law sets the rules governing the organization of the Order of medical and health professions covering nurses, midwives and health technicians.

The Code provides rules regarding different rears of public health as the prevention and control of communicable diseases; sanitation and housing; and food and water protection among other aspects.

This Law provides a framework to govern public health in Liberia by focusing on the control of acute communicable diseases and conditions, environmental sanitation, health standards of public and private institutions, regulation of drugs, disposal of human remains, as well as regulation and supervision of medical and allied health professions.

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 Act makes provisions for public health and connected matters. This includes, among others, providing rules to address communicable diseases and nuisances (e.g. unsuitable dwellings).