Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Guinea?
In 2026, Guinea scores 34 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 130= of 196 countries (likely range 100 to 160), in the Weak band (25 to 44). Who holds the keys: Institutional. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Guinea's 2016 data law gives patients rights, but the regulator it promised was never created and records sit with each hospital.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Guinea?
Access to the full record scores 40 of 100 in Guinea, against a median of 43 across 196 countries. The 2016 law lets you ask any data holder for your data and, for computer records, a copy in a structured electronic format. There is no national portal, the law sets no deadline, and the regulator meant to enforce it does not exist, so 40.
Can I control who sees my health record in Guinea?
Control and consent scores 28 of 100 in Guinea, against a median of 30 across 196 countries. The law makes express consent the default and bans processing health data except in listed cases, but no shared record, opt-out or access log exists. In practice each hospital decides, and a private vendor runs the records in some.
Eight rights, against Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Senegal and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 40 | 40 · 40 · 35 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 28 | 28 · 28 · 30 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 45 | 45 · 48 · 45 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 25 | 28 · 22 · 28 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 40 | 42 · 42 · 42 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 22 | 20 · 18 · 22 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 49 | 49 · 49 · 49 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 28 | 22 · 22 · 30 |
Black dot: Guinea. Hollow dots: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Madagascar, Senegal (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 196 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Guinea 34, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; read the rank with its likely range.
What would Guinea need to change to score higher?
Guinea 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 clinician access at the point of care (22, median 34). 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.
- Clinician access at the point of care: Treating clinicians able to see the full record across providers, under consent and emergency rules.
Which laws give health record rights in Guinea?
- Law L/2016/037/AN on cybersecurity and personal data protection (2016): Access and structured-copy rights, health data as sensitive, criminal penalties; data authority promised but never created.
- Law L/97/021/AN, Public Health Code (1997): Health system rules; informed written consent for research, waivable for record studies with CNERS approval.
- Law L/2018/024/AN on medicines, health products and pharmacy (2018): Medical devices, including software, need ministerial approval; holders must report changes.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 1.1 2024
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 2.0 2024
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 55.2% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- unknown
Published stories
- 2026-05-07 · Guinéenews Clinic abroad withheld a Guinean patient's medical file until an extra fee was paid
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