Health Legislation

This Act repeals the Factories Ordinance; makes provisions for the safety, health and welfare of persons at work in factories and other places of work; provides for the protection of persons other than persons at work against hazards to health and safety arising out of or in connection with activities of persons at work; and provides for connected matters.

This Act provides for the efficient and comprehensive regulation and control of food, drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, herbal drugs and poisons and repeals the Food (Control of Quality) Act, 1978, the Pharmaceuticals and Poisons Act, 1978, and provides for related matters.

The objective of this law is to define reproductive health and related entitlements.

This Law establishes provisions on the status of refugees and related matters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The Act establishes and regulates a decentralised local government system for the Gambia; it makes provision for the functions, powers and duties of local authorities and for matters connected therewith.

The document establishes Mali's hospital law. It contains fundamental principles such as the rights and duties of the patient, the obligations of hospital establishments, private hospital establishments, the organization of the hospital system, the evaluation of the hospital system, organization, and other aspects.

This law sets the objectives for the orientation, organization and planning of health care in Mali.

This Act establishes a legal framework for the regulation, development, and promotion of the information and communication technology sector, including provisions for electronic transactions, data protection and cybersecurity.

This Law repeals and replaces the 5th paragraph of the first paragraph and the 2nd paragraph of Article 20 of Law No 61-33 of 15 June 1961 relating to the general status of civil servants.

This Act provides for an integrated and co-ordinated disaster management policy that focuses on preventing or reducing the risk of disasters, mitigating the severity of disasters, emergency preparedness, rapid and effective response to disasters and post-disaster recovery and rehabilitation; regulates the establishment and functioning of national, provincial and municipal disaster management centres; regulates disaster management volunteers and matters incidental thereto.

The Act makes provisions for promotion, control and regulation of traditional and alternative medicines practice, establishes the Traditional and Alternative Health Practice Council and provides for related matters.

This Act regulates and controls the practice of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and allied health professions, and provides for matters connected and associated therewith.

This proclamation govern employment relations between Eritrean employees and foreign diplomatic missions or international organizations operating in Eritrea, unless other specific agreements to the contrary are concluded with Eritrean Government.

This Law establishes the Health Insurance Scheme for Government Employees in Rwanda. It also determines its functioning and beneficiaries.

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 Act regulates the profession of pharmacy; controls the supply, manufacture, storage and transportation of drugs, including nutritional agents and cosmetics; and provides for other matters related thereto.

The purpose of the law is the organization of pharmacy, whether for human or veterinary use.

The Proclamation regulates different aspects of Public Health such as food quality control and standards (Articles 8 and 9); water quality control (Article 10); occupational health (Article 11), waste handling and disposal (Article 12); availability of toilet facilities in health institutions (Article 13); control of bathing places and pools (Article 14); disposal of dead bodies (art.15); control at entrance and exit ports in Ethiopia making mandatory vaccines for people coming from outside (Article 16); and Communicable Diseases (art.17).

This Act provides for the regulation, control and classification of dangerous drugs.

This Act establishes the Muhimbili National Hospital, repeals the Muhimbili Medical Centre Act, 1976, makes transitional provisions on such repeal and provides for other related matters.