Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Burkina Faso?
In 2026, Burkina Faso scores 35 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 119= of 196 countries (likely range 97 to 156), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
A 2021 data law gives patients rights, but most records sit in paper registers at each facility and the data regulator is being merged.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Burkina Faso?
Access to the full record scores 35 of 100 in Burkina Faso, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. Article 17 of Law 001-2021 gives a right to see or copy your data, and to read your health data directly or through a health professional. The requester pays copy costs, no deadline is set, and there is no national patient portal.
Can I control who sees my health record in Burkina Faso?
Control and consent scores 32 of 100 in Burkina Faso, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. Health data needs express consent, but care by health professionals bound by secrecy is exempt, so patients have no say over routine sharing. There is a right to object on legitimate grounds, and no patient-visible access log was found.
Eight rights, against Angola, Burundi, Djibouti and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 35 | 35 · 40 · 35 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 32 | 30 · 28 · 30 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 48 | 52 · 45 · 45 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 25 | 22 · 30 · 30 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 45 | 50 · 40 · 50 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 20 | 20 · 22 · 22 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 50 · 50 · 50 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 30 | 28 · 20 · 22 |
Black dot: Burkina Faso. Hollow dots: Angola, Burundi, Djibouti (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Burkina Faso 35, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Burkina Faso need to change to score higher?
Burkina Faso sits in Weak (25 to 44); Mixed starts at 45. The two rights furthest below the 196-country median, weighted, are connected care journey (25, median 38) and patient access to the full record (35, median 43). The published rubric reads:
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
- Patient access to the full record: A national portal showing at least part of the record (summary, prescriptions, labs) to most residents puts access at 60 to 75; a near-full record with export, long history and majority use, 76 to 90.
Which laws give health record rights in Burkina Faso?
- Loi n°001-2021/AN portant protection des personnes à l'égard du traitement des données à caractère personnel (2021): Access, consent for health data, research opt-out, local hosting of health data, CIL powers and fines.
- Loi organique n°038-2026/ALP (ARCOD) (2026): Merges the CIL and the media regulator into ARCOD; cleared by the Constitutional Council 20 August 2026.
- Loi portant protection des personnes physiques à l'égard du traitement des données à caractère personnel (2026) (2026): New data protection law adopted 3 August 2026; text and promulgation not verified.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 1.1 2024
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 8.2 2024
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 45.5% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- none published in the last two years
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