Health Legislation

The Act consolidates and makes better provision for the control of immigration into and residence in The Gambia.

The Registration of Births and Deaths Act of 1956 provides for the registration of births, foetal deaths and deaths, and provides for burial grounds and for related matters.

This law establishes an organization for the general litigation of social security matters, to settle disputes arising from the application of social security legislation and regulations, which by their nature do not fall within the scope of any other litigation.

The Act provides for the registration and control of medicines and related substances for human and animal use, establishes the Medicines Control Council, and outlines its powers and responsibilities. It includes provisions for the licensing of manufacturers, distributors, and dispensers, as well as measures to ensure the availability of affordable medicines. The Act also addresses the regulation of medicine pricing, generic substitution, labeling, and procedures for appeals and re-evaluation of registered medicines.

The Act provides for the registration of persons; and provides for matters incidental thereto.

This Act provides a framework for governing labor relations in Liberia by establishing the rules of the recruitment of labor, conditions of employment, administration, etc.

This Act consolidates the laws relating to the registration of births, marriages and deaths.

This law provides provisions relating to the general status of civil servants in Senegal.

The purpose of this Act is to make better provision for the control of the profession of pharmacy and the trade in drugs and poisons.

This Act establishes the general framework for the registration of aliens (non-citizens or non-residents) in Mauritius.

This Act establishes the Edgar Laurent Tuberculosis Foundation in Mauritius to combat tuberculosis through awareness, prevention, and treatment programs.

This Act amends and consolidates the law regarding the preservation of public health.

This Act makes better provision for the control and prevention of the spread of the tsetse flies; and provides for matters incidental thereto.

This Act makes better provision for the control of the profession of pharmacy and the trade in drugs and poisons.

This Act consolidates the law regarding the preservation of public health.

This Act regulates the imposition of quarantine and connected matters.

This Act provides for the prevention and impression of diseases and generally regulates all matters connected with public health in Zambia.

This Act provides for the notification and registration of births and deaths and other matters incidental thereto.

This Act provides and regulates the imposition of quarantine and to make other provisions for preventing the introduction into and spread in Nigeria, and the transmission from Nigeria, of dangerous infectious diseases.

This Act provides the legal framework for the protection and promotion of public health in the country, addressing issues such as disease prevention, sanitation, health surveillance and emergency health measures, etc.