This decree, taken in application of the provisions of articles 22, 29 and 30 of Law No. 20/2005 of January 3, 2006, provides for the creation, attributions, organization and operation of the Public Health Emergency Operations Center in the Gabonese Republic, abbreviated to COUSP.
This law, taken in application of the provisions of article 47 of the Constitution, establishes the measures for the prevention, fight and response to health disasters.
The Code provides rules regarding different rears of public health as the prevention and control of communicable diseases; sanitation and housing; and food and water protection among other aspects.