Health Legislation

The Kenya National Framework for the Organization of Trauma Services is the first-ever guidance in Kenya to establish a working Trauma Care System as a key component of the healthcare system. The framework highlights the key components required to provide quality continuum of care, which includes injury prevention, pre-hospital care, hospital, and rehabilitation care.

The Kenya Public Health Emergency Operations Center (KPHEOC) Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are part of the Ministry of Health Preparedness System. This SOP describes the procedures for activating, operating, and deactivating the KPHEOC.

The Kenya Public Health Emergency Supply Chain Framework provides guidance regarding preparedness and response for emergency operations in the country. The Emergency Supply Chain Framework was developed to enable the Public Health Emergency Operations Centre efficiently deploy medical countermeasures (MCMs) during emergencies.

This Guide provides a comprehensive framework to enhance strategic planning, resource allocation, and performance evaluation, ensuring effective implementation of health programs and improved health outcomes.

This Act establishes a unified health system, coordinates the inter-relationship between the national government and county government health systems, provides for regulation of health care service and health care service providers, health products and health technologies and for connected purposes.

This Act gives effect to Article 227 of the Constitution; provides procedures for efficient public procurement and for assets disposal by public entities; and for connected purposes.

This Act facilitates the promotion, co-ordination and regulation of the progress of science, technology and innovation of the country; assigns priority to the development of science, technology and innovation; entrenches science, technology and innovation into the national production system.

These Guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures establish a framework for systematically assessing health programs and interventions, promoting accountability and evidence-based decision-making to enhance public health outcomes.

This Act makes provision for the protection and management of the environment and the conservation and sustainable utilization of natural resources and for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

This Act makes provision for the co-ordination and implementation of measures to alleviate effects to disasters, the establishment of the office of Commissioner for Disaster Preparedness and Relief the establishment of a National Disaster Preparedness and Relief Committee of Malawi, and for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

This Act makes provisions for securing and maintaining health.

This Act amends and consolidates the law regarding the preservation of public health.