Health Legislation

The decree defines the health benefit package of the universal health insurance scheme.

This law, adopted in application of the provisions of Articles 1 and 47 of the Constitution, relates to the protection of personal data.

These regulations were developed in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24, 30, 46)2), 47(5) and 50(1) of the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, in consultation with the Board for the Social Health Authority.

The Decree establishes the health benefit package covered under the Universal Health Insurance. The decree was published on 25 November 2023 in the Official Journal.

The Act provides for the collection, processing, disclosure, and protection of personal data.

The Act amended the National Identity Cards Act, 2011.

The Decree specifies the application of certain provisions of the law establishing the Universal Health Insurance Scheme, such as affiliation and registration, the insured person's card, care benefits covered, the assumption of responsibility for benefits, health care providers, among other aspects.

This document provides the benefits package of the National Health Insurance Scheme as offered to its beneficiaries through private health providers.

The purpose of the law is to protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals with regard to the processing of their personal data, whatever the nature, method of execution or persons responsible. This law applies to the processing of personal data contained or intended to be contained in a file, whether wholly or partly automated, as well as to non-automated processing of personal data. In particular, it applies to the processing of personal data relating to electronic communications.

The law makes the second amendment to the general legal regime for the protection of personal data of natural persons approved by Law no. 133/V/2001, of January 22, as amended by Law no. 41/VIII/2013, of September 17.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

This Act gives effect to Article 31(c) and (d) of the Constitution; establishes the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner; makes provision for the regulation of the processing of personal data; provides for the rights of data subjects and obligations of data controllers and processors; and for connected purposes.

The document is a comprehensive Regulation on data protection in Nigeria. It is a guide to assist data controllers and data administrators/processors in understanding the controls and measures they need to introduce into their operations in order to comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Regulation.