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Slovak Rum Gets Temporary Exemption from Cancer-related Ban in EU

Slovak Rum Gets Temporary Exemption from Cancer-related Ban in EU

Bratislava, April 21 (TASR) – Slovakia and the Czech Republic have been given a five-year transitory period for using the recipe of a local sugar-beet rum, called since the two countries’ accession to the European Union in 2004 as ‘tuzemak’ or ‘tuzemsky um’, after the EU recently banned the use of

Drucker: Group of People Charged Percentage from Sale of Medical Equipment

Drucker: Group of People Charged Percentage from Sale of Medical Equipment

Bratislava, March 9 (TASR) – The Health Ministry learnt two weeks ago about the activities of a certain group of people that was concluding contracts with medical equipment suppliers, demanding 15 percent of the equipment’s purchase price and a flat monthly reward of €100,000 for a period of three

Slovak and Cuban Ministers Discussing Centre for Diabetic Foot Treatment

Slovak and Cuban Ministers Discussing Centre for Diabetic Foot Treatment

Bratislava, February 20 (TASR) – Using the Cuban drug Heberprot as well as setting up a Centre for the Treatment of Diabetic Foot in Slovakia have been high on the agenda of the talks between representatives of the Slovak and Cuban governments in Cuba, TASR learnt on Tuesday. The Slovak delegation

INEKO Advises Drucker to Wait with Cofinancing VsZP's Equity

INEKO Advises Drucker to Wait with Cofinancing VsZP's Equity

Bratislava, February 10 (TASR) – The Institute for Economic and Social Reforms (INEKO) warns Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) against cofinancing state-run health insurance company Vseobecna Zdravotna Poistovna’s equity (VsZP), TASR learnt from its representatives on Saturday.

Slovak Health Care Ten Places Higher in 2017 Health Consumer Index

Slovak Health Care Ten Places Higher in 2017 Health Consumer Index

Bratislava, January 30 (TASR) – Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) views Slovakia’s good position in the latest Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI) as a good piece of news for both medical staff and patients. Slovakia was placed 13th out of 35 European countries in the latest EHCI ranking,

NCZI Head: eHealth Not Terminally Ill; Has Only Childhood Illnesses

NCZI Head: eHealth Not Terminally Ill; Has Only Childhood Illnesses

Bratislava, January 16 (TASR) – The recently launched electronic health care isn’t suffering from any chronic or fatal disease, stated head of the National Centre for Health Information (NCZI) Peter Blaskovits on Tuesday, describing the problems related to eHealth as minor childhood illnesses. Blaskovits said that the technical problems that

NAJ Party Files Criminal Complaint against Prime Minister Fico

NAJ Party Files Criminal Complaint against Prime Minister Fico

Bratislava, December 18 (TASR) – Non-parliamentary party Independence and Unity (NAJ) on Monday filed a criminal complaint against Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) for negligence in the health-care sector that has allegedly led to the needless deaths of over 11,000 citizens per year, party leader Viktor Beres told TASR on