Health Legislation

The Act provides for the collection, processing, disclosure, and protection of personal data.

This document provides National Guidelines on Task Delegation in Reproductive Health Family Planning Nutrition Noncommunicable Diseases.

This document provides a second edition of the List of Essential Medicines in Sao Tome and Principe.

This Law establishes the fundamental principles, rights, and responsibilities for the country's healthcare system, and provides for the overall organization of health care in the country. It also establishes provisions relating to the formulation of the national health policy as well as provides for the creation of the National Health Council.

The Constitution of the Central African Republic was adopted in 2016 and promulgated by Decree No 160218. The Constitution consists of 158 Articles that are grouped into 16 titles covering areas such as social foundations and principles, separation of powers within the state, key organs of the state, etc.

This Act provides for the establishment of a Medicines Regulatory Authority; for the registration of medicines and medical devices; for the control of medicines and scheduled substances, and for incidental matters.

This Law establishes a framework to guarantee and protect the personal data of individuals.

This law makes the second amendment to the Statute of the Order of Nurses, approved by Decree-Law No. 104/98, of April 21, amended by Law No. 111/2009, of September 16, in order to adapt it to Law No. 2/2013, of January 10, which establishes the legal regime for the creation, organization and operation of professional public associations.

The Act gives effect to the World Health Organization 's framework Convention on tobacco control.

This document provides for standard treatment guidelines and the essential medicines list.

This document provides a Sanitary Map of Sao Tome and Principe with the aim of achieving an efficient and equitable supply of health care.

The Act provides for the regulation and control of practices in respect of public procurement.

This Labor Code governs professional relations between Workers and employers resulting from employment contracts concluded to be executed in the territory of the Central African Republic. It determines the procedure for settling individual and collective conflicts resulting from the execution of the employment contract. It also governs the staff of State Companies, Mixed Economy Companies and Public Offices.

This document constitutes a planning tool for health districts to enable them to implement the objectives of equity and improvement in the quality of care planned by the public authorities of the country.

This document establishes a National List of Essential Medicines in the Central African Republic.

This decree creates and adopts a strategic plan for the permanent registration of children in maternity wards in Hospitals and Health Centers and in Civil Registry Offices.

This law regulates reproductive health in the Central African Republic.

The Constitution includes 279 articles addressing a wide array of issues including the Kingdom and its constitution, the protection and promotion of fundamental rights and freedoms, the acquisition and loss of citizenship, the directive principles of state policy, as well as institutional arrangements (the executive, the legislature, the judicature, local governments, and traditional institutions). The Constitution also addresses public services, public finance, and international relations. (non-exhaustive list).

This Decree-Law approves the Statute of Medical Careers in Sao Tome and Principe.

The Act establishes the Swaziland Standards Authority and provides for matters connected thereto.