This policy highlights the government’s strategy aimed at preventing and controlling non-communicable diseases in Botswana. The strategy include the promotion of healthy lifestyles and creation of enabling environments; treat and mitigate impact of disease through health systems reorientation, early detection and provision of quality, people-centred services that begin at the primary care level; monitoring, surveillance and research in order to understand burden of disease, identify innovative solutions and evaluate impact of interventions; and accelerate country response to NCDs, through strengthened national prioritisation, coordination, multi-sectoral action and partnerships.

This policy outlines the guidelines for the Hospital in the diagnostic, care and treatment of people.

The policy provides the standards and guidelines for environmental health services.

This policy provides the standards and guidelines for emergency medical services in Botswana.

The policy provides the guideline for the management of health care organisations to improve the quality and safety of health services.

The national policy on blood transfusion outlines the legislative measures and accepted guidelines on blood transfusion practices in Botswana to protect and promote the health of blood donors and recipients.

The policy aims to ensure that drugs are safe and meet the required standard as well as to ensure they are available and affordable to all citizens.

No person shall introduce or cause to be introduced, dispose, or exchange into Botswana, any semen, except with an issued permit from necessary authorities. The regulations apply to bovine, equine, sheep, goat or pig semen.

This policy is centred around preventing unethical practices that may defraud health workers and the public of their right to health services.

This policy outlines the guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in Botswana. To keep health workers safe while providing quality care to the public.

This policy provides the guidelines for the delivery of integrated community-based health to improve community health services across Botswana.

These guidelines outline the procedures for the registration of drugs and related substances in Botswana including the responsibility of drug manufacturers.

The policy highlights the country’s guide for the development of the health sector to improve access to quality health care and healthy lifestyle across Botswana.

The policy provides the regulations of food-grade salt including the composition, food additives, containment and labelling.

These guidelines are for the mortuaries/forensics in the country to follow.

These regulations provide that Crotalaria (Crotalaria spp.), jimson weed (Datura spp.), castor bean (Ricinuscommunisl), and corn cockle (Agrostemmagithagol) shall not be present in grain cereals, legumes or oilseeds intended for human consumption because it contains noxious seeds.

This is a 10-year strategic plan for the country’s health sector that includes the public and private sectors. It deals with the development of quality Essential Health Services Package (EHSP) and the key intervention areas.

The regulations make provisions for the prevention and fighting of animal diseases. Importation of stock shall be imported only after having obtained a permit from authorities, and a certificate from a government veterinary surgeon. The regulations introduce various measures to control movement and hygiene of stock, including import control, inoculation, examination, slaughter, stock free zones, inspection, destruction of stock, isolation of stock, impounding of stray stock, and branding of cattle.

This document outlines the guidelines to guide healthcare workers in the country

This Act is for the establishment of the National Food Control Board and its functions which include the promotion and protection of personal and public health by ensuring the provision of safe and wholesome food to consumers, the prevention of and protection against commercial fraud in connection with imported or domestically available or produced unsafe and potentially hazardous foods among others. This Act make provisions to ensure clean and safe food for consumers.