This Act lays down the fundamental provisions and principles and aims to give concrete form to the rights and duties of the population in matters of health. Its purpose is to ensure the prevention, protection, maintenance, restoration and promotion of people's health. It was published in the Official Journal on 29 July 2018.
This order sets the schedule for mandatory vaccination against some communicable diseases.
Environment Management Act
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.
The Decree, published in the Official Journal of 20 June 1969 provides that some vaccinations may be made compulsory in case of (threat of) epidemic (pages 14-15).
Public Health Act
This Act amends and consolidates the law regarding the preservation of public health.