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Health Ministry Wants to Motivate Young Doctors to Remain in Slovakia

Health Ministry Wants to Motivate Young Doctors to Remain in Slovakia

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – The Health Ministry is looking for positive ways to motivate graduates of medical faculties to stay in Slovakia after their studies, stated ministry spokesperson Zuzana Eliasova in response to the Opposition Freedom and Solidarity (SaS) party’s proposal that graduates of medicine working abroad long term

Kalavska: Bratislava University Hospital to Get €30mn for Reconstruction

Kalavska: Bratislava University Hospital to Get €30mn for Reconstruction

Bratislava, May 29 (TASR) – As much as €15 million will be allocated for the reconstruction of Bratislava University Hospital (UNB), while another €15 million will be designated for purchasing hospital equipment, stated Health Minister Andrea Kalavska (a Smer-SD nominee) at a briefing on Tuesday with Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini (Smer-SD)

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,