This is a parliamentary Act to enable control to be exercised over meat and meat products intended for human consumption, and over slaughterhouses and places where such meat is processed and to provide for import and export control over such meat and meat products and for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing.

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the suppression of rabies

This is a parliamentary Act that provides for the protection of the public and radiation workers from the dangers arising from the use of devices or material capable of producing ionizing radiation and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act that establishes a national hospital insurance fund; to provide for contributions to and the payment of benefits out of the fund; to establish the national hospital insurance fund management board and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act to amend and consolidate the law relating to the care of persons who are suffering from mental disorder or mental subnormality with mental disorder; for the custody of their persons and the management of their estates; for the management and control of mental hospitals; and for connected purposes.

This is a parliamentary Act to amend and consolidate the law on diplomatic and consular relations by giving effect to certain international conventions and otherwise; to consolidate the law relating to the immunities, privileges and capacities of international organizations of which Kenya is a member and of certain other bodies; and for matters incidental to and connected with the foregoing

This is a parliamentary Act that makes provision with respect to the control of the possession of, and trafficking in, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and cultivation of certain plants; to provide for the forfeiture of property derived from, or used in, illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and for connected purposes.

This parliamentary Act provides for appropriate marketing and distribution of breast milk substitutes; provides for safe and adequate nutrition for infants through the promotion of breastfeeding and proper use of breast milk substitutes, where necessary, and for connected purposes. It establishes a committee (national committee on infant and young child feeding) to advise the cabinet secretary on the policy to be adopted in relation to infant and young child nutrition. Part III of this document prescribes the advertisement, promotion, labelling of packages and educational and informational materials.

This parliamentary Act provides for the prevention, treatment and control of cancer and for connected purposes. This Act is designed to promote public awareness about the causes, consequences, means of prevention and control of cancer. It also establishes the national cancer institute of Kenya.

This parliamentary Act provides for the training, registration and licensing of clinical officers; to regulate their practice; to provide for the establishment, powers and functions of the clinical officers’ council of Kenya and for connected purposes. It establishes the clinical officers council of Kenya to advise the government on policy matters relating to clinical medicine of the training and professional practice of clinical officers in Kenya.

This parliamentary Act provides for the establishment of the Kenya medical supplies authority and for connected purposes. It establishes an authority known as the Kenya medical supplies authority to procure, warehouse and distribute drugs and medical supplies for prescribed public health programmes, the national strategic stock reserve, prescribed essential health packages and national referral hospitals.

This parliamentary Act establishes the Kenya medical training college as a self-governing institution and to provide for its government, control and management and for connected purposes. It clearly states that admission to the college as candidates for diplomas, certificates or other awards shall be open to all persons accepted as being qualified by the academic board, without distinction of race, tribe, place of origin or residence or other local connections, political opinion, colour, creed or sex; and no barrier based on any such distinction shall be imposed upon any person as a condition of his becoming, or continuing to be a lecturer, graduate, or student of the college, or of his holding office in the college, nor shall any preference be given to, or advantage be withheld from, any person on the grounds of any such distinction.

This parliamentary Act provides for the incorporation of the Kenya Red Cross society and for matters incidental thereto and connected therewith. It establishes and constitutes the Kenya Red Cross society. The overall objective of the society is to furnish volunteer aid to the sick and wounded in time of war and to non-belligerents and to prisoners of war and civilian sufferers from the effects of war.

This parliamentary Act provides for securing and maintaining health. It prescribes the establishment of a district health management board in each district which shall be charged with responsibility of overseeing the running of government health institutions in that district.

This is a parliamentary Act to regulate the practice of anatomy. Regulation 3 provides for the licensing of practice of anatomy. It states that the minister may grant a licence to practise anatomy in an approved school of anatomy under some conditions outlined in this document.

The national nutrition action plan 2012-2017 (NNAP) is guided by the food and nutrition security policy (FNSP, 2012) and food and nutrition security strategy (FSNS, draft 2008). Its purpose is to provide a framework for coordinating implementation of nutrition interventions by the government and nutrition stakeholders for maximum impact at all levels. It deals with the challenges facing monitoring and evaluation of nutrition activities in Kenya by providing information and a robust evaluation of programme effects on the population.

This parliamentary Act provides for the regulation of the production, sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, to repeal the Chang’aa prohibition Act, the Liquor Licensing Act and for connected purposes. It is designed with an overall objective to protect the health of the individual in light of the dangers of excessive consumption of alcoholic drinks.

The introductory chapter of this document defines antimicrobial agents as medicines used in humans, animals and plants for both prevention and treatment of infectious diseases. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when disease causing microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are no longer responsive to previously effective antimicrobial agents. This document therefore addresses the background of antimicrobial resistance in Kenya, the situation analysis and proposes interventions.

This parliamentary Act provides for matters relating to the diseases of animals. It defines the director’s power to declare areas infected, prohibit importation of animals. It also provides for the disposal of carcass of slaughtered animal and indemnity and payment of compensation.

This document summarises the progress made in Kenya in overall population health status, investment made in health, outcomes from the implementation of interventions under the previous policy period. It also outlines the values and principles which all state organs and officers are expected to employ in the delivery of services.