National Health Act, 2015 (No. 2 of 2015). Country/Territory Namibia Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Original source Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia No. 5742 of 20 May 2015. Long titleAn Act to provide a framework for a structured uniform health system within Namibia; to consolidate the laws relating to state hospitals and state health services, and to regulate the conduct of state hospitals and state health services; to provide for financial assistance for special medical treatment of State patients; and to provide for incidental matters. Subject Environment gen. Keyword Public health Geographical area Africa, South Atlantic, Southern Africa Abstract This Act provides, among other things, for the appointment by local authorities of environmental health practitioners and related matters. “Environmental health practitioner” means a person registered as an environmental health practitioner under the Allied Health Professions Act. The Act also requires an environmental health practitioner to be part of the National Health Advisory Committee and the district health board established for every district health office. Every local authority council must appoint, on the written approval of the Minister, an environmental health practitioner as head of health services of the local authority and appoint one or more environmental health practitioners to assist in carrying duties under this Act and any other law governing public and environmental health within its area. Full text English