Health Legislation

The purpose of this Law is to create a legal framework that allows for the implementation of the actions and mechanisms necessary for the education, prevention, treatment, epidemiological surveillance, research, care and monitoring of sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS, as well as to guarantee respect, protection and defence of human rights, and to eliminate the stigmatization and discrimination of people infected with HIV/AIDS. This law can be located on page 24 of the file.

This decree grants women free access to caesarean section services provided by public health establishments.

This Law contains provisions regulating reproductive health.

This Proclamation is to protect the present and future generations from the devastating health, social, environmental and economic consequences of tobacco consumption and exposure to tobacco smoke by providing a legal framework for tobacco control measures, and reduce significantly tobacco use and its consequent harm.

This Law provides provisions on the definition, principles and rights in reproductive health, defines reproductive health service entities and workforce, and regulates contraception, voluntary termination of pregnancy, rights of people suffering from STDs/AIDS and penal provisions.

This Decree provides provisions on the organization of health services in the company (médecine d'entreprise).

The objective of this law is to define reproductive health and related entitlements.

The Act makes provisions for promotion, control and regulation of traditional and alternative medicines practice, establishes the Traditional and Alternative Health Practice Council and provides for related matters.

These regulations provide for tobacco control measures including tobacco bans, health warnings, advertising restrictions etc.

This Ministerial Order establishes a national mental health program. The mission of the national mental health program is to promote mental health at all levels of the national health system.

This Decree approves the Strategic Framework Plan and the Emergency Plan for the Fight against AIDS in Equatorial Guinea. This document is published as a part of a compilation of laws and decrees and this Decree is located on page 81 of the file.

This Ministerial Diploma approves the norms of the organization of the National Health Service for the care and treatment of people living with HIV/AIDS and the Guiding Principles for the treatment of patients with HIV/AIDS Infection and the respective Technical Guides.

This Act provides a legal framework for the care, treatment, and protection of individuals with mental health disorders, establishes guidelines for the admission, detention, and rights of patients in mental health facilities, etc.

This Act makes provision for the registration of persons and for the issue of identity cards, and for purposes connected therewith.

This Act establishes the legal framework for the issuance, use, and management of national identity cards and birth certificates in Seychelles.

This law establishes the national identity card.

This Act regulates the practice of traditional medicine in Mauritius; establishes the Traditional Medicine Board; defines the rules for registration as practitioners of traditional medicine, etc.

This law institutes a national card certifying the holder's identity.

This Act establishes the legal framework for the production, use, and regulation of national identity cards for citizens of Mauritius.

This Act establishes the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council and provides for its structure, functions and powers. It further provides for reproductive health and family planning services in Zimbabwe and the promotion and implementation of population and development primary health care and other community-based development programmes relating to family health and for the integration and co-ordination of other relevant activities in Government departments, Nongovernmental organizations and the Private sector.