Decree-Law No. 51/2023 establishing the Ministry of Health. Pays/Territoire Timor-Leste Type du document Législation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Source d'origine Jornal da República, I Série, Extraordinary No. 31-A. Sujet Général Mot clé Institution Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Santé publique Renforcement des capacités Éducation Mise en application Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Pays les moins avances, Petits états insulaires en développement, Asie du Sud-Est Entry into force notes This Decree-Law enters into force on the day after its publication. Résumé This Decree-Law creates the Ministry of Health. It establishes composition and duties of the abovementioned institution, entitled to perform the following activities: a) Propose related policies and prepare regulatory projects; b) Guarantee access to healthcare for all citizens; c) Coordinate activities related to epidemiological control; d) Provide technical support for healthcare in municipalities and regions, either directly or through the local administrations; e) Carry out sanitary control of products that influence human health; f) Promote training of health staff; g) Contribute to the success of humanitarian assistance, promotion of peace, security and socioeconomic development; h) Promote and strengthen the national blood bank; i) Implement the medicine policy, regulating pharmaceutical activity and supervision; j) Promote academic training, qualification and professional specialization of health staff; k) Promote ethics of health staff; l) Develop and promote the complementary use of traditional medicine. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.legis-palop.org