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These Guidelines outline standardized protocols for voluntary testing and counselling to enhance access to HIV services, ensure informed consent, and promote client confidentiality and support.

The Kenya National Guidelines for Quality Obstetrics and Perinatal Care provide a comprehensive framework to ensure safe, effective, and respectful maternity care, aiming to improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns throughout the perinatal period.

The Kenya National Guidelines for the Implementation of the Basic Care Package offer a structured approach to delivering essential health services to vulnerable populations, focusing on comprehensive care, prevention, and treatment to improve overall health outcomes.

The Kenya National Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Health Services (2010) provide essential protocols and best practices to prevent and control infections in healthcare settings, ensuring the safety of patients, staff, and the community.

This Guidance Framework outlines strategies and standards to ensure high-quality, client-centered HIV testing and counselling services, promoting accuracy, safety, and confidentiality in the process.

This Law contains provisions relating to the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.

HIV/AIDS decentralization guidelines

These Guidelines outline a framework for transferring HIV/AIDS service delivery responsibilities from central to local levels, promoting community involvement and improving access to care.

This Law amends Articles 1, 2 and 12 of Law No 2000-01 of January 10, 2000 establishing a public health establishment with special status called "Hôpital Principal de Dakar"

The Tobacco Control Act

This Act controls the production, manufacture, sale, labelling, advertising, promotion and sponsorship of tobacco products, provides for the Tobacco Control Board, regulates smoking in specified areas and connected purposes.

Nutritionists and Dieticians Act

This Act provides for the training, registration and licensing of nutritionists and dieticians; provides for the regulation of the standards, and practice of the profession; ensures their effective participation in matters relating to nutrition and dietetics, and for connected purposes.

These guidelines provide the required standards on the establishment, registration, management and supervision of early childhood development (ECD) services. These are to ensure the effective implementation of ECD programmes.

These guidelines provide a comprehensive framework aimed at addressing the dual burden of tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the country. The guidelines emphasize the importance of integrated service delivery to improve health outcomes for individuals affected by both diseases.

HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act

This Act provides measures for the prevention, management and control of HIV and AIDS, provides for the protection and promotion of public health and the appropriate treatment, counselling, support and care of persons infected or at risk of HIV and AIDS infection, and connected purposes.

This Law contains provisions regulating reproductive health.

This Law repeals and replaces the 5th paragraph of the first paragraph and the 2nd paragraph of Article 20 of Law No 61-33 of 15 June 1961 relating to the general status of civil servants.

Constitution

The Constitution of Senegal was adopted 2001 and promulgated by law No 2001-03 of 22 January 2001. The Constitution consists of 103 articles that are grouped into 12 titles. The Constitution establishes key principles and values of the state, provides for the separation of powers, establishes the rights and freedoms of the people, sets up the key state organs and their mandates, etc.

This Act provides for the training, registration and licensing of medical laboratory technicians and technologists, provides for the establishment, powers and functions of the Kenya Medical Laboratory Technicians and Technologists Board, and for connected purposes.

The Registration of Persons Act

This Act makes provision for the registration of persons and for the issue of identity cards, and for purposes connected therewith.

This Decree regulates the organization of public hospital health establishments.

This law establishes the foundations for the hospital reform.

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