National Health Administration Act No. 35 of 1997.

This Act sets forth provisions on the development of a national policy relating to health matters and the imposition of national standards for the purpose of implementation of the national policy, the administrative functions of Provincial Governments and Local-level Governments in relation to health matters for the purposes of Sections 43 and 45 of the Organic Law, administrative arrangements, functions and responsibilities in relation to health matters between the National Department of Health and the offices of Provincial Administrator and District Administrator for the purposes of Section 80(3) of the Organic Law, the establishment of a National Health Board, Provincial Health Boards and District Health Management Committees to monitor the implementation of national policy and coordinate the delivery of health services and programmes, and the financing of health facilities, services and programmes. Provincial Governments have authorities to make laws in relation to rural health with respect to water supply in rural areas, environmental health, waste disposal and disease prevention and control. Institutional capacity building will be enhanced for the provision of community health, information and public health education.