Health Act No 21 of 2017▤
Office of the Director-General
(1) There shall hereby be established the office of the Director-General forhealth. (2) The Director General for health shall be r…
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Health Act No 21 of 2017▤
Duties of national government
(1) The national government ministry responsible for health shall— (a) develop health policies, laws and administrative procedures…
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Complaints
(1) Any person has a right to file a complaint about the manner in which he or she was treated at a health facility and have the c…
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Duty of users
A user of the health system has the duty, in the absence of any observable incapacity— (a) to adhere to the rules of a health faci…
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Healthcare providers
(1) The Rights and duties of healthcare providers shall include— (a) not to be unfairly discriminated against on account of any of…
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Confidentiality
(1) Information concerning a user, including information relating to his or herhealth status, treatment or stay in a health facili…
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Information dissemination
The national government, county governments and every organ having a role or responsibility within the National Health System, sha…
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Consent
(1) No specified health service may be provided to a patient without the patient's informed consent unless— (a) the patient is una…
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Health information
(1) Every health care provider shall inform a user or, where the user of the information is a minor or incapacitated, inform the g…
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Emergency treatment
(1) Every person has the right to emergency medical treatment. (2) For the purposes of this section, emergency medical treatment s…
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Reproductive health
(1) Every person has a right to reproductive health care which includes— (a) the right of men and women of reproductive age to be…
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Standard of health
(1) Every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health whichshall include progressive access for provision of…
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Responsibility for health
It is a fundamental duty of the State to observe, respect, protect, promote and fulfill the right to the highest attainable standa…
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Objects of the Act
The objects of this Act are to— (a) establish a national health system which encompasses public and private institutions and provi…
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Interpretation
In this Act unless the context otherwise requires— "abortion" means termination of a pregnancy before the foetus is viable as an i…
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Short title and commencement
This Act may be cited as the Health Act, 2017 and shall come into operation upon the expiry of ninety days from the date of public…
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