Health Legislation

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.

The law authorized the extension of the state of health emergency in 2021.

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.

The document has the regulation taken by Lesotho’s government during the emergency of COVID 19.

This Order provides for the creation of the Centre de Coordination des Opérations d'Urgences de Santé abbreviated to ‘CCOUSP’ (coordination center for health emergency operations).

This Decree declares the State of Health Emergency and dictates precautionary measures for the prevention, containment and control of the new coronavirus pandemic in the Republic of Equatorial Guinea.

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 document contains regulation taken by Lesotho’s government during the emergency of COVID 19.

This Law establishes the Disaster Risk Management and Reduction Legal Regime, which comprises risk reduction, disaster management, sustainable recovery for building human, infrastructural and ecosystem resilience, as well as adaptation to climate change.

This decree establishes a Center of Public Health Emergency Operation (Centre des Opérations d'Urgence de Santé Publique - COUSP) (article 2), sets its attributions (article 4), and its organizational modalities (chapter III).

These Regulations regulate the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions in South Africa.

This Law establishes disaster management in Rwanda.

This Act repeals and replaces the Public Health Act (Cap 198). The Act provides the legal framework for the protection and improvement of public health, regulates issues such as sanitation, disease control, environmental health and health care services.

This order sets the schedule for mandatory vaccination against some communicable diseases.

This decree establishes the National Consultative Committee for Vaccination and Vaccines of Benin (CNCV-Benin), defining its composition, its responsibilities and its functioning to advise and guide the country's vaccination policies.

The National Public Health Act revises and consolidates the law relating to public health to prevent disease, promote, safeguard, maintain and protect the health of humans and animals and to provide for related matters.

The Proclamation regulates different aspects of Public Health such as food quality control and standards (Articles 8 and 9); water quality control (Article 10); occupational health (Article 11), waste handling and disposal (Article 12); availability of toilet facilities in health institutions (Article 13); control of bathing places and pools (Article 14); disposal of dead bodies (art.15); control at entrance and exit ports in Ethiopia making mandatory vaccines for people coming from outside (Article 16); and Communicable Diseases (art.17).

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.