The purpose of this Law is to establish mechanisms for the protection and promotion of health, the prevention and control of diseases, as well as threats and risks to public health.
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.
Lei No 09/2018 Lei Base de Saude
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.
Lei No 12/2017 Lei de medicamento, vacinas e outros produtos biológicos para o uso humano
This Law establishes the rules for the efficient and safe production, distribution, use and availability, as well as quality assurance of medicines, vaccines, biological and health products for citizens.
The Law establishes the Order of Nurses of Mozambique and approves its Statute. The Order of Nurses of Mozambique is a legal person governed by public law, representing nurses, and carrying out services in the public interest. Registration and recognition by the Order of Nurses are mandatory conditions for the exercise of nursing activity in Mozambique.
Lei No 03/2016 Visa Garantir e Proteger os dados pessoais das Pessoas Singulares
This Law establishes a framework to guarantee and protect the personal data of individuals.
Lei No 156/2015 segunda alteraçāo ao Estatuto dos Enfermeiros, conformando-o com a Lei No 2/2013 que establece o regimen juridico de criaçao e funcionamiento das associaçoe públicas profissionais
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 law regulates the legal framework for the exercise of private medicine.
The Law establishes the Order of Doctors of Mozambique and provides the Statute of the Order as an integral part of the law.
The law approves the Civil Registration Code.
Decreto-Lei No 2/2004 Aprova o Estatuto das carreiras Medicas
This Decree-Law approves the Statute of Medical Careers in Sao Tome and Principe.
This law establishes the legal regime for foreign nationals, setting out, in particular, the rules governing their entry, stay and exit from the country, their rights, duties and guarantees. With the exception of visa requirements, this law does not apply to permanent diplomatic and consular agents and their families or to special missions.
Lei No 21/91 estatuo de refugiado
The law regulates the refugee status. Its definition, the impediment and loss of refugee status, the authorization requirements among others issues.
The law creates the National Health Service of Mozambique. It also provides information on the organization of levels of care in the country: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary.
Lei No 2/77 Determina que todas as acções sanitarias de carácter profilático sejam gratuitas
The law states that all health measures of a prophylactic nature are free of charge. Every citizen has the right to free medical care when they are hospitalized. All complementary diagnostic tests are free of charge both in inpatient and outpatient settings.