Health Legislation

The Law establishes the Legal Framework for the Formation and Execution of Public Contracts.

The Decree approves the organic statute of the Ministry of Health whose mission is to define and implement the National Health Policy, promote the execution of the Executive's program on health and exercise the corresponding normative and monitoring functions, aiming for universal health coverage in the country.

The Guidelines provide requirements to provide private emergency medical services or private ambulance services in Rwanda. 

This Law is an amendment to Law No 32/2016 of 28/08/2016 governing persons and family.

These Instructions determine the duties and functioning of committees in charge of management of public or subsidised health facilities. These instructions apply to the following committees of health facilities: Committee of a Referral Hospital; Committee of a Provincial Hospital; Committee of a District Hospital; Committee of a Specialised Hospital; Committee of a Medicalised Health Centre; and Committee of a Health Centre. 

The document sets accreditation standards and a performance assessment of pharmaceutical services in Rwanda. The standards are intended for implementation within Rwandan hospitals and community pharmacies.

The instructions govern dual clinical practice in Rwanda. The Instructions apply to medical doctors and dental surgeons working in health facilities.

The Instructions are intended to improve the quality of health care services provided in private health facilities to the Rwandan population and to determine the basic requirements for the operation of a private health facility. These instructions do not regulate traditional, alternative and complementary medicine.

The document sets out guidelines to provide guidance to health care providers of public and private facilities during the process of referral and promote the quality and continuity of health care services.

This Law amends the Law 03/2015 of 02/03/2015 governing the Organisation of Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme. Please refer to page 171 of the file to see the text of the Law.

This Order determines contributions to the community-based health insurance scheme, amounts of their contributions and modalities for their payment.

The document establishes the standards for the authorization to operate a private health facility in Rwanda.

The Patients' Rights Charter outlines the fundamental rights of patients in Rwanda.

This Law amends the Law 03/2015 of 02/03/2015 governing the Organisation of Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme.

This Law amended the Law n°14/2008 governing registration of the population and issuance of the national identity card.

This Law establishes the Rwanda Food and Drugs Authority and determines its mission, organization and functioning. The authority has a legal personality and enjoys administrative and financial autonomy. 

This document describes each level of the public health system in Rwanda in terms of the types of services offered, the description and qualifications of staff that provide the services and the equipment required to carry out the services. The health service packages support the clinical and managerial standards by which the healthcare facilities operate. The ultimate goal of this document is to provide guidance in the organization of public health service facilities to improve the quality of health care and services provided to the population of Rwanda.

This document describes for each level of care, the types of services offered, the description and qualifications of the staff that provide the services and the equipment required to carry out the services. The health service packages support the clinical and managerial standards by which the healthcare facilities operate. The ultimate goal of this document is to provide guidance in the organization of private health service facilities to improve the quality of health care and services provided to the population of Rwanda.

The document adopts the Code of Ethics which have the rights, duties and the incompatibilities of practicing the profession.

This Law relates to human reproductive health.