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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

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