Health Legislation

The Kenya Essential Medicines List 2023 builds on past efforts of reviewing the Kenya Essential Medicines List and ensures that medicines required at all the healthcare levels are included to guide efforts to improve access, in line with achieving Universal Health Coverage.

These regulations were developed in the exercise of the powers conferred by sections 24, 30, 46)2), 47(5) and 50(1) of the Social Health Insurance Act, 2023, by the Cabinet Secretary for Health, in consultation with the Board for the Social Health Authority.

This Act establishes the framework for the management of social health insurance; provides for the establishment of the Social Health Authority; gives effect to Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution; and for connected purposes.

This decree sets out the contractual framework between the managing body and the "Organismes Gestionnaires Délégués" (Delegated Management Organizations) of the universal health insurance scheme.

The decree defines the values and nomenclatures for pharmaceutical acts and products covered by the universal health insurance scheme.

The Decree establishes the health benefit package covered under the Universal Health Insurance. The decree was published on 25 November 2023 in the Official Journal.

This decree sets out the terms and conditions for access to health care services covered by the universal health insurance.

This decree sets the base, rates, amounts, and collection procedures for social security contributions and other contributions due in respect to universal health insurance.

This decree confers the management of Universal Health Insurance to the National Health Insurance Institute and the National Social Security Fund.

This decree sets out the conditions and procedures for membership, affiliation, and registration with the Universal Health Insurance Medical Assistance Scheme.

This decree sets out the terms and conditions of affiliation and registration to the compulsory health compulsory health insurance scheme.

The Decree sets out the terms and conditions of the medical inspection carried out by the Universal Health Insurance management body.

This Decree establishes a general population registry in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This Decree contains provisions for the organization and operation of a public establishment called the Health Solidarity Fund in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

This Decree regulates the organization and operation of the Regulatory and Control Authority for Universal Health Coverage of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This document is published as a part of the Official Journal and the Decree is located on page 12 of the file.

This Decree regulates the organization and operation of a public institution called the Health Promotion Fund. This document is published as a part of the Official Journal and the Decree is located on page 23 of the file.

This Decree regulates the organization and operation of a public establishment called the National Institute of Public Health. This document is published as a part of the Official Journal and the Decree is located on page 31 of the file.

The decree sets out the powers, organization, and operation of the Institut National d'Assurance Maladie. It was published in the Official Journal on 7 October 2022 (see pages 108 to 114).

The decree sets out the missions, composition, organization, and operation of the "comité de régulation de l'assurance maladie universelle" (universal health insurance regulatory committee). It was published in the Official Journal on 7 October 2022 (see pages 137 to 140).

This Ordinance regulates the establishment, organization and functioning of the National Council for Universal Health Coverage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.