Health Legislation

This law, published in the Official Journal on 25 Mai 2023, modifies articles 1,17,27,51 and 79 of the law n°37-2014 establishing the universal health insurance scheme.

This regulation is issued to implement Proclamation No. 1273/2022 Community-Based Health Insurance Proclamation. It establishes the framework for managing health insurance pools and reserve funds (Sections 3-6), outlines membership and contribution procedures (Sections 7-9), and details provider payment mechanisms (Section 10). It also addresses fund management, financial deficit coverage (Sections 11-13), and miscellaneous provisions such as co-payment and data management (Sections 14-20).

This Act establishes the framework for the management of social health insurance; provides for the establishment of the Social Health Authority; gives effect to Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution; and for connected purposes.

This Act sets conditions to facilitate access to health services for citizens through health insurance, establishes a health insurance system for all, sets conditions for expanding the scope of various health services; and sets other related conditions.

This Act sets conditions to facilitate access to health services for citizens through health insurance, establishes a health insurance system for all, sets conditions for expanding the scope of various health services; and sets other related conditions.

This Proclamation provides the legal framework for the Community Based Health Insurance System.

The Rwanda Hospital Accreditation Standards Performance Assessment Tool has been developed based on the 2nd edition of the hospital standards to assist supervisors, facility managers and staff in assessing the quality of their services. The toolkit can be used to guide the set-up of services and to improve current services. It helps to measure progress towards meeting standards and will be used by external surveyors to accredit facilities.

The document sets accreditation standards for Hospitals in Rwanda. They are designed for use within the entire organization and cover the full range of services.

The standards define the minimum requirements that must be covered by Level Two teaching Hospitals for undergraduate and postgraduate training programs and they will be used as an inspection checklist for accreditation.

The Regulation sets up rules in the registration of drugs and related products manufactured, imported, exported, advertised, sold, distributed or used in Nigeria.  

Specifications for essential medicines supplies.

The document sets accreditation standards and a performance assessment of pharmaceutical services in Rwanda. The standards are intended for implementation within Rwandan hospitals and community pharmacies.

This Law amends the Law 03/2015 of 02/03/2015 governing the Organisation of Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme. Please refer to page 171 of the file to see the text of the Law.

These Regulations provide rules on the registration and access to the market to medicine; licensing requirements for pharmaceutical operations, manufacturers, wholesalers and dispensaries; as well as on record-keeping, import of medicines, and clinical trials, etc.

This Law aims to determine the framework for hospital reform and applies to hospitals ensuring a public service mission.

The law creates a compulsory health insurance scheme known as the "Régime d'Assurance Maladie Universelle" (Universal Health Insurance Scheme) designed to cover the health care costs attached to sickness and maternity for insured persons and their dependent family members.

This Law amends the Law 03/2015 of 02/03/2015 governing the Organisation of Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme.

This Law establishes the rules for the efficient and safe production, distribution, use and availability, as well as quality assurance of medicines, vaccines, biological and health products for citizens.

These are the guidelines for the registration, renewal, change in characteristics and extension in range of both imported and locally manufactured registered pharmaceutical products.

This document provides guidelines on the supply of essential medicines in the Democratic Republic of Congo.