The decree governs the organization of the Ministry of Health.
The short title of this Act is the Health Ministry Act. This Act amends the 1972 Act establishing the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to create and establish the Ministry of Health.
This Law relates to human reproductive health.
The executive Decree No 13-155 of 4 Joumada Ethania 1434 amends the Executive Decree No 96-68 of 7 Ramadhan 1416 corresponding to 27 January 1996 on the creation, missions, organization and operation of the Inspectorate-General of the Ministry of Health and Population. This decree was published in the Official Journal of 25 April 2013 (page 27).
This decree governs the organisation of the Ministry of Public Health and addresses among other things, the missions of the ministry (art. 1) and its structure (general structure is fleshed out under article 2).
The decree N°11-380 provides for the organization of the central administration of the ministry of Health, Population and Hospital Reform. The text of the decree has been published in the official journal of 23 November 2011 (pages 5-6).
Women's Act
The Act implement the legal provisions of the National Policy for the advancement of Gambian Women and Girls, and incorporates and enforces the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa.
This law institutes free treatment of gynaecological cancers by public health establishments for the benefit of women.
The decree sets out the application of decree no. 205-316/PRN/MSP/LCE of November 11, 2005, granting women free caesarean section services provided by public health establishments.
This decree grants women free access to caesarean section services provided by public health establishments.
The decree N°96-68 addresses the creation, missions, organization and operation of the Inspectorate-General of the Ministry of Health and Population. The text of the decree is provided as part of a compendium of health-related legislation (see pages 22-.24).
Choice on termination of pregnancy Act 92 of 1996
This Act determines the circumstances in which and conditions under which the pregnancy of a woman may be terminated; and provides for matters connected therewith.