Medical Services Act, 1998
This Act is to ensure the provision and maintenance of comprehensive hospital services in Zimbabwe; to provide for the admission of persons to Government hospitals and the fixing of fees in respect of services provided thereat; to provide for the granting to medical practitioners and dental practitioners of the privilege of access to certain Government hospitals and for the appointment of consultant medical and dental practitioners; to provide for the registration of medical aid societies; to set conditions for the registration of private hospitals and to provide for matters incidental to or connected with the foregoing.
This law provides for the National Order of doctors and specifies its mandate and operating modes.
This law provides for the National Order of Pharmacists and specifies its mandate and operating modes.
Births and Deaths registration Act
This Act provides for the registration of births and deaths in Zimbabwe.
This Act establishes the Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council and provides for its structure, functions and powers. It further provides for reproductive health and family planning services in Zimbabwe and the promotion and implementation of population and development primary health care and other community-based development programmes relating to family health and for the integration and co-ordination of other relevant activities in Government departments, Nongovernmental organizations and the Private sector.
The Law provides for the family Code.
National registration Act
This Act provides for the registration of persons resident in Zimbabwe and for the issue of identity documents; it further imposes obligations regarding the carrying of identity documents.
This Act is to establish a Medicines Control Authority of Zimbabwe and to confer functions on such Authority in relation to the registration of medicines; to provide for the Zimbabwe Regional Medicines Control Laboratory and for its functions; to provide for the appointment of a Director-General of the Authority and for the keeping of a Medicines Register; to provide for certain prohibitions, controls and restrictions relating to medicines and other substances; and to provide for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.
The Law governs the nationality regime.