Public Health Act
Sections 35 and 36 of this law mandate that the Minister may make rules, including for mandatory vaccinations, in light of a formidable disease threat or in an effort to proactively prevent the spread of communicable diseases. These threats may include smallpox, plague, cholera, yellow fever, sleeping sickness, human trypanosomiasis or any other disease deemed to be an epidemic threat to the country. This law also allows the Ministry of Health to appoint a body to set the National Immunization Program. No enforcement measures or exemption provisions are included in this law.
| Applicable country | Kenya | ||
| Topics | Quarantine and isolation | ||
| Subtopics | Authority to isolate Authority to quarantine Emergency vaccination authority Enforcement of emergency vaccination Isolation enforcement mechanisms and penalties List of actionable diseases Quarantine and isolation policies Quarantine enforcement mechanisms and penalties | ||
| Original publication | 6 Sep 1921 | ||
| Entered into force | 6 Sep 1921 | ||
| Latest update | 1 Jan 2012 | ||
| Relevant articles | Section 17 - lists notifiable infectious diseases. Section 26 - pertains to isolation. Section 27 - pertains to quarantine. Sections 35 and 36 - mandate that the Minister may make rules about quarantine, isolation, and mandatory vaccinations during an epidemic. Section 79 - pertains to isolation for leprosy. Section 164 - sets penalties. | ||
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