The law modifies the articles 8, 135,137,139,159,160,166,195,204,226,244,250,275,292 and the title XII of the Constitution of the Republic of Mozambique.
The law regulates the legal framework for the exercise of private medicine.
The present Statute applies to the Hospitals of the National Health Service and aims to establish general rules on their organization and operation.
The resolution approves the Charter of Patients' Rights and Duties.
Constituição
The Constitution was promulgated in 2004 and modified in 2018. It includes 306 articles (17 titles) addressing a large number of issues as the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms, the fundamental principles of the state and institutional arrangements.
The Diploma approves the general regulation of hospitals in Mozambique. The regulation applies to all hospitals in the National Health Service and to those that are managed by the private non-profit sector.
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 Decree regulates the health care delivery by private entities.
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.