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African Region: General Health Policies

This section contains general health policies of countries. This includes policies that cover health generally, but not policies on a specific disease, disorder or vulnerable groups.  The exception to this is that this section does include broad Non Communicable Disease policies (ie. we do include broad NCD policies covering many areas, but do not include policies which focus on one specific NCD area).

63 items in this collection.

National Health Promotion Policy Revised 2019

Federal Ministry of Health (2019)

Nigeria

National Health Policy 2016

Federal Ministry of Health (2016)

Nigeria

National Policy and Strategic Plan on Health Promotion 2016 - 2021

MOH, Dr. Bernice T. Dahn, Minister of Health; Mrs. Yah Zolia, Deputy Minister of Health-Planning, Research and Development; Mr. Tolbert Nyenswah, Deputy Minister of Health- Disease Surveillance and Epidemic Control; and Dr. Sampson Arzoaquoi, Assistant Mi; World Health Organization; Republic of Liberia; Healthy Life (2016)

Liberia, General Health Strategies and Plans

Politique Nationale de Santé 2016-2025 (National Health Policy 2016-2025)

Gouvernement du Burundi; Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Lutte Contre le Sida (2016)

Burundi

National Community Health Policy 2015

Ministry of Health Rwanda (2015)

Rwanda

Non Communicable Diseases Policy 2015

Ministry of Health Rwanda (2015)

Rwanda

Health Sector Policy 2015

Ministry of Health, Rwanda (2015)

Rwanda

Pacto Nacional da Saúde (National Health Pact)

Ministry of Health; Cape Verde (2014)

Cape Verde

Kenya Health Policy 2012-2030

Government of Kenya, Ministry of Medical Services and Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation (2012)

Kenya

National Health Policy

Ministry of Health, Zambia (2012)

Zambia

National Health Policy: “Health is Wealth” (2012-2020)

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; Republic of The Gambia (2012)

Gambia

National Policy on Sexual, Reproductive and Child Health 2012

The Ministry of Health and Social Services (2012)

Namibia

Lesotho National Health Policy 2011

The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (2011)

Lesotho

National Health Policy: Towards a Healthier Botswana

Ministry of Health; Republic of Botswana (2011)

Botswana

National Health and Social Welfare Policy 2011 -2021

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; Republic of Liberia (2011)

Liberia

Health Policy 2011-2015: Health and Wealth

Government of the Republic of The Gambia (2011)

Gambia

National Health Policy Framework 2010-2020

Ministry of Health and Social Service Namibia (2010)

Namibia

National Health Policy

Ministry of Health, The State of Eritrea (2010)

Eritrea

Politica Nacional de Saúde (National Health Policy)

Presidency of the Republic; Angola (2010)

Angola

Health Sector Ministerial Policy Statement

Minister of Health; Uganda Ministry of Health (2009)

Uganda

National Health Promotion Policy

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (2009)

Liberia

National Health and Social Welfare Research Policy (NHSWRP)

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (2007)

Lesotho

National Health Policy and National Health Plan

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; Republic of Liberia (2007)

Liberia, General Health Strategies and Plans

A policy on Quality in Healthcare for South Africa

National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa (2007)

South Africa

National Health Policy 2007

Ministry of Health, Ghana; Republic of Ghana (2007)

Ghana

National Health Policy 2006

Ministry of Health and Social Welfare; Kingdom of Swaziland (2006)

Eswatini

National Health Promotion Policy 2006

Federal Ministry of Health (2006)

Nigeria

Politique Nationale de la Santé 2005-2015 (National Health Policy 2005-2015)

Republic of Burundi; Ministry of Public Health (2005)

Burundi

Politique Nationale de Sante et d'Action Sociale 2006/2015 (National Policy for Health and Social Action)

Ministere de la Sante et des Affaires Sociales (Ministry for Health and Social Affairs); Islamic Republic of Mauritania (2005)

Mauritania

Health Sector Policy

Government of Rwanda; Republic of Rwanda (2005)

Rwanda

Revised National Health Policy

Federal Ministry of Health; Federal Republic of Nigeria (2004)

Nigeria

National Health Policy 2003

Ministry of Health; United Republic of Tanzania (2003)

United Republic of Tanzania

National Health Policy

Republic of Sierra Leone Ministry of Health and Sanitation (2002)

Sierra Leone

Politique Nationale de la Santé (National Health Policy)

Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo (2001)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

National Health Policy

The Ministry of Health; The Republic of Uganda (1999)

Uganda

Politique Nationale de Santé (National Policy for Health)

Ministry of Health; Republic of Togo (1998)

Togo

A Synopsis of Health Policies & Legislation: 1994 - 2000

Department of Health, Republic of South Africa (1994)

South Africa

Health Policy of the Transitional Government of Ethiopia

Transitional Government of Ethiopia (1993)

Ethiopia

Politique Nationale de Santé (National Health Policy)

Government of Comoros; Union of the Comoros

Comoros

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