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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

Blaskovits: e-Health Launch Not End of World

Blaskovits: e-Health Launch Not End of World

Bratislava, December 18 (TASR) – The beginning of 2018, when the electronic health-care service, the so-called e-Health, is set to be launched in Slovakia, doesn’t mean the end of the world, stated head of the National Centre for Health Information (NCZI) Peter Blaskovits at a press conference on Monday. “January

Bratislava Won't Host EMA HQ; Finished Fourth in First Round of Vote

Bratislava Won't Host EMA HQ; Finished Fourth in First Round of Vote

Brussels/Bratislava, November 20 (TASR) – Bratislava has failed in its bid to host the prestigious European Medicines Agency (EMA), as it didn’t receive enough votes to progress to the second round of a secret ballot carried out at a General Affairs Council session in Brussels on Monday, TASR learnt

Bratislava Deserves EMA HQ, Says Slovak Scientist Awarded by Obama

Bratislava Deserves EMA HQ, Says Slovak Scientist Awarded by Obama

Bratislava, November 16 (TASR) – Bratislava should be given the headquarters of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), claims Jan Vilcek, a distinguished scientist and professor at New York University School of Medicine. “My native city is able to offer excellent career opportunities to talented scientists and other experts,” said Vilcek, who

Drucker on Corruption in Health Care: Let's Refuse to Engage in It

Drucker on Corruption in Health Care: Let's Refuse to Engage in It

Bratislava, October 22 (TASR) – The Slovak health-care sector isn’t in such a terrible state that people fearing for their health have to give bribes, Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) has told TASR. “It’s a habit that’s been here for decades. I don’t think that

Fico: Treatment of Diabetic Foot with Cuban Drug Brings First Results

Fico: Treatment of Diabetic Foot with Cuban Drug Brings First Results

Presov, October 6 (TASR) – The treatment of diabetic foot with the Cuban drug Heberprot-P at the J. A. Reiman Faculty Hospital with Polyclinic in Presov has brought the first positive results, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico (Smer-SD) said at a press conference at the Presov hospital. “We’ve brought this