Health Legislation

The Proclamation establishes an Ethiopian Identity System applicable to any person residing in Ethiopia.  

This Act sets conditions to facilitate access to health services for citizens through health insurance, establishes a health insurance system for all, sets conditions for expanding the scope of various health services; and sets other related conditions.

This Act sets conditions to facilitate access to health services for citizens through health insurance, establishes a health insurance system for all, sets conditions for expanding the scope of various health services; and sets other related conditions.

This Proclamation provides the legal framework for the Community Based Health Insurance System.

This Act makes better provisions for the regulation of public procurement, provides for repeal of the Public Procurement Act, 2004 and re-enacts the Public Procurement Act and consequential matters and provides for other related matters.

The Proclamation 1263/2021 was enacted to provide for the definition of the powers and duties of the executive organs of the federal democratic republic of Ethiopia. It includes provisions regarding the mandate of the Ministry of Health (cf. section 35).

This Proclamation is to provide for Food and Medicine Administration. It provides rules to regulate several areas including food, medicine, medical devices, cosmetics, and tobacco products.

This Act establishes the National Social Security Fund and provides for its constitution, administration and other matters related to the Fund.

This Act provides for the regulation of medical, dental and allied health professionals, for the establishment of Medical Council of Tanganyika and for other related matters.

This Act establishes the Chemist Professionals' Council and provides for the powers, functions, management and regulation of the chemist, chemical laboratory technologist and the assistant chemical laboratory technologist, and provides for related matters.

This Act establishes the National Health Insurance Fund and provides for contributions to and payment of health care benefits to certain Government employees and provides for related matters.

The Law establishes a mandatory health insurance scheme for pensioners, employees and members of their families in Ethiopia.

This Act makes provisions for the protection, promotion and preservation of public health, safety and welfare through regulation and control of nursing and midwifery education and practice.

The Act makes provisions for health care, social support, accessibility, rehabilitation and vocational training, communication, employment or work protection and promotion of basic rights for persons with disabilities and provides for related matters.

This Proclamation regulates activities in respect of food, medicine, environmental health, health professionals, health and controllable health related institutions in the country.

This Act provides for the promotion, preservation and maintenance of public health with a view to ensuring the provisions of comprehensive, functional and sustainable public health services to the general public; and provides for other related measures.

This Act provides for prevention, treatment, care, support, and control of HIV and AIDS, for promotion of public health in relation to HIV and AIDS; provides for appropriate treatment, care and support using available resources to people living with or at risk of HIV and AIDS and provides for related matters.

The Act provides for the care, protection and management of persons with mental disorders and provides for their voluntary or involuntary admission in mental health care facility and other related matters.

This Act provides for the establishment of the Council to regulate the conduct of and the registration of Environmental Health Practitioners and provides for related matters.

The Act provides for the establishment of the Council to regulate the conduct of Optometrists and Ophthalmic Opticians, the registration of Optometrists and Ophthalmic Opticians and provides for related matters.