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African Region: General Health Legislation

This section contains general health legislation from countries. Health legislation encompasses the laws, ordinances, directives, regulations and other similar legislative instruments that deal with all aspects of health protection and promotion, disease prevention, and delivery of health care in a country.

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Loi n° 18/035 du 13 décembre 2018 fixant les principes fondamentaux relatifs à l'organisation de la Santé publique (Law No. 18/035 of December 13, 2018 establishing the fundamental principles relating to the organization of Public Health_

Democratic Republic of the Congo; Secrétariat Général (2018)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Public Health Act Chapter 15:17

Government of Zimbabwe; Ministry of Health and Child Care (2018)

National Health Act, 2015

Parliament of Namibia (2015)

Public and Environmental Health Act, 2015

Parliament of Namibia (2015)

National Health Act 2014

Federal Republic of Nigeria (2014)

Decreto Presidencial n.º 279/14

Presidency of the Republic; Angola (2014)

Despacho n.º 1114/14

Ministry of Health; Angola (2014)

Decreto Presidencial n.º 178/13

Presidency of the Republic; Angola (2013)

Carta de Direitos e Deveres dos Doentes (Charter of Rights and Duties of Patients)

Conselho Nacional de Saúde; Cape Verde (2011)

Loi no.2011-002 - Code de la Santé (Law no.2011 - 002 Health Code)

Republic of Madagascar; The Parliament of Madagascar (2011)

Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Proclamation (2010)

Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2010)

Public Health Act 2009

Government of Tanzania; United Republic of Tanzania (2009)

United Republic of Tanzania

Loi no.2009-007 du 15 mai 2009 portant code de la santé publique de la République togolaise (Law no.2009-007 of 15 May 2009 on the Code of Public Health of the Togolese Republic)

National Assembly; Republic of Togo (2009)

Regulamento Sanitário Internacional (International Health Regulations) - 2005

World Health Organization; Ministry of Health (2008)

Algerian Amended General Health Law 2008 - قانون يعدل و يتمم قانون الصحة العامة الجزائري و المتعلق بحماية الصحة و ترقيتها ٢٠٠٨

Government of Algeria (2008)

Traditional Health Practitioners Act, 2007

Government of South Africa (2008)

Code de Déontologie des Tradipraticiens Congolais (Code of Ethics of Congolese Traditional Practitioners)

WHO; National Assembly; Republic of the Congo (2006)

Congo (Republic of the)

Loi sur la Santé de la Reproduction au Niger (Law on Reproductive Health in Niger)

National Assembly of Niger; Republic of Niger (2006)

Plano Estratégico de Desenvolvimento dos Recursos Humanos Para a Saúde 2005-2014 (Strategic Plan of Human Resource Development for Health 2005-2014)

Cape Verde (2005)

Traditional Health Practitioners Act, 2004

Government of South Africa (2005)

The Public Health (Amendment) Act, 2004

The Republic of Sierra Leone (2004)

National Health Act

Republic of South Africa (2004)

Lei nº 41/VI/2004 (Law 41/VI/2004)

National Assembly; Cape Verde (2004)

National Health Insurance Act

Government of Ghana (2003)

General Law (Health Professions) Amendment Act, 2003.

Parliament of the Republic of Namibia (2003)

Regulamento Geral das Unidades Sanitárias do Serviço Nacional de Saúde (General Regulations of Health Clinics in the National Health Service) - Decreto n.º 54/03

Angola (2003)

Loi Portant Organisation de l'Exercice de la Pharmacopée et de la Médecine Traditionelle en République Centrafricaine (Act On Organisation of Exercise of the Pharmacopoeia and Traditional Medicine in Central African Republic)

Central African Republic; National Assembly (2002)

Central African Republic

Loi no.02-050 du 22 juillet 2002 Portant loi hospitalière (Act no.02-050 of 22 July 2002 Hospitalization law)

National Assembly of Mali; Republic of Mali (2002)

Public Health Act Chapter 15:09

Government of Zimbabwe; Republic of Zimbabwe (2002)

Décret-Loi Cadre Portant sur la Santé Publique (Decree-Law Focusing on Public Health)

National Assembly; Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Medical Services Act Chapter 15:13

Government of Zimbabwe; Republic of Zimbabwe (2001)

National AIDS Council of Zimbabwe Act Chapter 15:14

Government of Zimbabwe; Republic of Zimbabwe (2000)

Public Health Proclamation

Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (2000)

Decreto-Lei 2/00 (Decree-Law 2/00)

Ministry of Health; Angola (2000)

Medical Schemes Act, 1998

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa (1999)

Promulgation of Hospitals and Health Facilities Amendment Act, 1998

Parliament of Namibia (1998)

Code de la Santé Publique (Public Health Code)

National Assembly; Republic of Guinea (1997)

Loi no.96/03 du 4 Janvier 1996 Portant sur la Loi Cadre dans le Domaine de la Santé (Law no.96/03 of 4 January 1996 Covering the Framework in the Field of Health)

Republic of Cameroon; The Parliament of Cameroon (1996)

Loi n.95 Portant Code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population (Law no.95 Relative to the Code of Public Health and Social Welfare for the well being of the population)

Union Assembly; Union of the Comoros (1995)

Resolução nº 4/95 (Resolution 4/95)

Council of Ministers; Mozambique (1995)

Loi no.23/94/ADP portant Code de la Santé publique (Law no.23/94/ADP on the Code of Public Health)

The Parliament of Burkina Faso; Republic of Burkina Faso (1994)

Promulgation of Hospitals and Health Facilities Act, 1994

Parliament of Namibia (1994)

Lei no. 21-B/92 - Lei de Base do Sistema Nacional de Saúde (Lei no. 21-B/92 - Basic Law of the National Health System)

Peoples' Assembly; Angola (1992)

Lei nº 25/91 (Law 25/91)

Assembly of the Republic; Mozambique (1991)

Diploma ministerial nº 19/91 (Ministerial Diploma 19/91)

Ministry of Health; Mozambique (1991)

Loi Relative a la Protection et a la promotion De la Sante (Law on the protection and Promotion of Health)

Le Président de la République (The President of the Republic); l'Assemblée Populaire Nationale (National People's Congress) (1985)

Chapter 63:01 Public Health: Arrangement of Sections Part I

Government of Botswana; Republic of Botswana (1983)

Décret no.83-166 du 12 avril 1983 portant Code de Déontologie des médecins (Decree no.83-166 of April 12 1983 on the Code of Ethics of Physicians)

Republic of Cameroon; The Parliament of Cameroon (1983)

Décret-Loi No.1/16 du 17 Mai 1982 Portant Code de la Santé Publique (Decree-Law No.1/16 of 17 May 1982 Code of Public Health)

Republic of Burundi; National Assembly (1982)

Public Health Law (Title 33)

Ministry of Justice (1976)

Public Health Act

National Assembly; Republic of Seychelles (1960)

Public Health Act (Cap: 34:01)

The National Assembly of the Republic of Malawi (1948)

Public Health Act 1935 (Ch 281)

Government of Uganda (1935)

Public Health Act (Cap 295) 1930

Republic of Zambia (1930)

Public Health Act (Cap 277)

Republic of Mauritius (1925)

Public Health Act

Government of Kenya (1921)

Public Health Law (Amendment) Act, 2010

Legislature of Liberia

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