Public Health Act (Chapter 63:01)
This law pertains to the mitigation of disease in Botswana, with specific provisions on vaccination, quarantine and isolation.
| Applicable country | Botswana | ||
| Topics | Quarantine and isolation Risk communication and community engagement | ||
| Subtopics | Authority to isolate Authority to quarantine Diphtheria vaccination Enforcement of emergency vaccination Isolation enforcement mechanisms and penalties List of actionable diseases Measles vaccination Polio vaccination Quarantine and isolation policies Quarantine enforcement mechanisms and penalties Childhood vaccination requirement Tuberculosis vaccination Transparency requirements | ||
| Original publication | 3 Feb 2014 | ||
| Entered into force | 3 Feb 2014 | ||
| Latest update | 3 Feb 2014 | ||
| Relevant articles | Section 25 - Quarantine and Isolation powers granted to national government during public health emergencies Section 57 - Vests medical practitioners with the power to isolate, regardless of public health emergency status Section 68 - Emergency Vaccination Section 69 - Medical Exemptions Section 116 and 118 - Isolation for HIV and penalties for violation of such orders Section 149 - Routine Childhood Vaccinations, with Mandatory Vaccinations included in Schedule 5. Penalties (Criminalization) Section 176 - Emergency Vaccination Enforcement Mechanism (Criminalization) Sections 25, 57, 188 - Patient penalties for violations of quarantine and isolation orders Article 36 - Entry/Exit Vaccination (Defined as Yellow Fever in Annex 6 and 7) Part III, 23 Transparency requirements | ||
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