Health Legislation

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 Decree regulates the organization of public hospital health establishments.

This law establishes the foundations for the hospital reform.

This Law regulates the creation, organization and operation of public health establishments. This document is a compilation of several laws and this particular law is located on page 16 of the file.

The Labour Code of Senegal contains a compilation of rules governing labour relations and workers rights in Senegal.

The Code for Public Health and Social Action for People's well -being ("code de la santé publique et de l'action sociale pour le bien être de la population) provides the legal rules applicables to health activities and structures tasked to ensure health protection and promotion. It is important to note that there are reports of a new public health code under development, the latest version that could be retrieved online is however the one provided here (from 1995).

This law institutes a national card certifying the holder's identity.

The law regulates all the aspects regarding civil status matters.

This Law regulates the practice of dental surgery and the order of dental surgeons.

This decree relates to the social security of civil servants

The Family Code of Senegal regulates family matters related issues.

This Law regulates the Law regulates the state of emergency, the state of siege and the management of natural or health disasters.

This law establishes conditions regulating the Order of Doctors of Senegal.

This law provides provisions relating to the general status of civil servants in Senegal.

This document provides a general nomenclature of professional acts of Doctors, Surgeons, Specialists, Dental Surgeons and Midwives and of laboratory examinations and analyses.

This document provides a list of essential medicines and products