Health Legislation

This Act establishes the Pharmacy and Medicines Regulatory Authority; provides for the functions and powers of the Authority; and provides for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

This Act makes provision for the prevention and management of HIV and AIDS; provides for the rights and obligations of persons living with HIV or affected by HIV and AIDS; provides for the establishment of the National AIDS Commission; and provides for matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

The South Sudan Essential Medicines List (SSEML) is a comprehensive list of medications essential for addressing the country's public health needs, prioritizing safe, effective, and affordable treatments for the most common health conditions.

This Act repeals and replaces the Public Health Act (Cap 198). The Act provides the legal framework for the protection and improvement of public health, regulates issues such as sanitation, disease control, environmental health and health care services.

This Act promotes gender equality, equal integration, influence, empowerment, dignity and opportunities, for men and women in all functions of society, prohibits and provides redress for sex discrimination, harmful practices and sexual harassment, provides for public awareness on the promotion of gender equality, and provides for connected matters.

These Regulations amend the Health Professionals Act of 2006 by repealing and substituting Schedule 1 of the Act dedicated to the enumeration of the categories of health professionals.

This Act establishes a Health Care Agency and provides for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

This Act establishes the Public Health Authority to regulate and monitor health-related services, and establishes the Public Health Authority Board and the Appeals Board, their functions, powers and procedures and provides for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

This Act provides for partnerships between the public sector and private sector for the supply of infrastructure and delivery of services as means of contributing towards sustaining economic growth, social development and infrastructure development; provides for the development and implementation of public-private partnership arrangements in Malawi for the delivery of infrastructure and services; provides for the establishment of the Public Private Partnership Commission; provides for private sector participation in state-owned enterprises, commercial entities and commercial assets, and provides for matters connected with or incidental to the foregoing.

This Act provides for the establishment of an independent Drug and Food Control Authority in South Sudan and provide an appropriate and effective independent regulatory mechanism to control and regulate the manufacture, supply, promotion, marketing, advertising, distribution and use of drugs, poisons, chemicals, cosmetics medical devices and food for human or animal use.

These Regulations outline the rules for acquiring nationality, issuance of the nationality certificates, loss of nationality, civil registry of the South Sudanese nationals, etc.

The Constitution of South Sudan was adopted in 2011. It is the supreme law of the state. The Constitution sets out the values and principles of organization of the state, establishes the rights, freedoms and obligations of the people, sets up key state institutions and bodies, etc. The Constitution of South Sudan consists of 200 articles that are grouped into fifteen parts, supplemented by 5 schedules.

This Act provides for the registration of persons and registration of births, marriages and deaths of persons and provides for matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.

This Act regulates the use, sale, manufacture, advertising and promotion of a tobacco product and provides for connected matters.

This Act provides the legal framework for the regulation, registration, and practice of health professionals by establishing the Health Professionals Council.

These Guidelines provide comprehensive protocols for healthcare workers in South Sudan, outlining evidence-based practices for preventing and treating common diseases and conditions at primary and secondary care levels.

This Act protects the rights of consumers, addresses the interests and needs of consumers, establishes a Consumer Protection Council, provides an effective redress mechanism for consumer claims and provides for other matters incidental thereto or connected therewith.

This Act regulates the collection, processing, and storage of personal data, ensuring individuals' privacy rights and establishing safeguards against misuse of personal information.

This Act amends and consolidates the law relating to local government and provides for the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto.