Health Legislation

The Law aims at the protection of personal data and privacy and determines their processing. 

These Instructions establish the methodology to determine the community-based health insurance benefit package.

This law establishes a universal health insurance in the Togolese Republic.

The law amends articles of law No. 2020-009 of September 10, 2020 relating to the biometric identification of individuals in Togo.

This Act provides for data protection measures, and among other things, establishes a Data Protection Authority, provides for their functions, creates a technology-driven business environment and encourages technological development and the lawful use of technology and provides for investigation and collection of evidence of cybercrime and unauthorised data collection and breaches.

The law institutes a Social Protection Code in Burundi.

This law establishes a national health insurance Fund ("Caisse Nationale d'Assurance Santé").

This law, published in the Official Journal on 11 June 2020, provides the national legal framework for the security of information systems and electronic communications networks.

The Data Protection (Civil Registration) Regulations were developed in exercise of powers conferred by section 71 of the Data Protection Act, 2019 by the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication, Technology, Innovation and Youth Affairs.

These rules are issued in the exercise of powers conferred by section 16 of the Registration of Persons Act by the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government.

The Decree sets out the terms of application of Law No. 2018-22 of April 27, 2018, determining the fundamental principles of Social Protection.

The decree creates a National Technical Committee responsible for the administration of the District Health Information System in Niger. Its mission is to ensure the administration and updating of the platform; to identify and deal with users' technical grievances and concerns, and to ensure the system's security, maintenance and capacity building.

This Law is an amendment to Law No 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing persons and family.

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.

This Order determines contributions to the community-based health insurance scheme, amounts of their contributions and modalities for their payment.

The purpose of the Act is to establish a biometric identification and authentication system for natural persons.

By this decree, the Government of Benin appoints the auditors of the National Health Insurance Agency.

This law, published in the Official journal on 7 November 2019, is to put in place a system to ensure the protection of the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals, in particular their privacy, with regard to the processing of personal data; and to ensure that information and communication technologies remain at the service of the citizen and do not infringe individual freedoms.

The Right to Information Act of 2019 provides for the implementation of the constitutional right to information held by a public institution, subject to the exemptions that are necessary and consistent with the protection of the public interest in a democratic society, to foster a culture of transparency and accountability in public affairs and to provide for related matters.

This decree establishes interoperability mechanisms for synergy of action between civil registry services and health structures across all the regions of the country.