Policies / Policies from 2023
Policies with publication year 2023.
Ministry of Finance
This document elucidates the framework for the Sierra Leone Financial Inclusion Projects to guide the Bank of Sierra Leone and beneficiary financial institutions on E&S screening and subsequent assessments and management of Environmental and Social (E&S) impacts during project implementation.
Ministry of Finance
This document is a summary guide to enable citizens understand the government's budget for the 2023 fiscal year. It provides the information is a simple and clear manner.
Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education
This policy is designed to provide for the utmost safety of students and teachers, while helping improve teaching and learning within the school environment. This includes protection from physical, mental and sexual abuse and the elimination of natural and human-made hazards. The emphasis is on human rights, universal access, radical inclusion, stakeholder shared responsibility, and conflict sensitivity and peace building.
Ministry of Health
This Act provides for the establishment of the Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration, which will be responsible for the consistent administration of the specified Teaching Hospitals Complex as outlined in the schedule. The Act also provides for the creation of a Teaching Hospitals Complex Administration Board, which will serve as the governing body of the Administration. Additionally, the Act covers the regulations for the discipline of trainees and staff by the Teaching Hospitals Complex, as well as other related matters.
Ministry of Trade and Industry
This Act was enacted to establish the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency. The primary objective of the Agency is to create a conducive environment in which small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can thrive and operate. The Act covers various provisions related to Sierra Leone's fiscal, monetary, and banking policies, trade and industry, technology, marketing, infrastructural and institutional development, and other matters pertinent to supporting and promoting SMEs.
Ministry of Health
This Act was introduced to establish the Sierra Leone Nursing and Midwifery Council. The Council's main purpose is to regulate and oversee the education, training, discipline, certification, registration, and licensing of nurses and midwives throughout Sierra Leone. It also provides for the accreditation of nursing and midwifery educational institutions and regulates the practice of nursing and midwifery. The Act covers various provisions pertaining to the roles, functions, and responsibilities of the Sierra Leone Nursing and Midwifery Council in ensuring standards and quality in the nursing and midwifery profession.
Ministry of Education
This Act was enacted to establish the Sierra Leone Council for Postgraduate Colleges of Health Specialties. The primary aim of the Council is to supervise and coordinate the training of postgraduate health specialists. The Act provides for the establishment of three postgraduate colleges.
Ministry of Works and Public Assets
This Act was introduced to repeal the 1990 Act and establish the Professional Engineering Regulatory Council. The Council's primary responsibility is to regulate the practice of engineering in Sierra Leone, which includes the registration and discipline of professional engineers. The Act covers various provisions related to the functions, powers, structure, and membership of the Council. Additionally, it addresses other matters connected to the regulation and promotion of the engineering profession in Sierra Leone.
Ministry of Internal Affairs
This Act was enacted to establish the National Disaster Management Agency with the mandate to manage disasters and similar emergencies across Sierra Leone. The Act also provides for the establishment of Agency offices throughout the country. Additionally, it establishes national, regional, district, and chiefdom disaster management committees to enhance coordination and response efforts. The Act further establishes a National Disaster Management Fund to provide financing for the prevention and management of disasters and similar emergencies. It also covers other matters related to disaster management and emergency response in Sierra Leone.
Ministry of Health
This Act provides for safe and adequate nutrition for infants and young children by promoting breastfeeding and regulating the marketing of breast milk substitutes. The Act is designed to protect and promote breastfeeding as the optimal method of feeding infants and young children. It addresses other matters related to the promotion of infant and child nutrition as well.
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