Health Legislation

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

The Act provides for the compulsory registration of births, marriages and deaths.

This Act makes provisions regarding the registration and licensing of medical and dental practitioners with a Medical and Dental Council, and provides for matters connected with the practice of these professions.

This Act makes provisions for public health and connected matters. This includes, among others, providing rules to address communicable diseases and nuisances (e.g. unsuitable dwellings).

This Act makes provisions regarding nurses and midwives including the establishment of certain bodies in relation with the professions.