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Health of Former President Kovac Worsens, Kept in Induced Coma

Health of Former President Kovac Worsens, Kept in Induced Coma

Bratislava, October 1 (TASR) – The health condition of former Slovak President Michal Kovac (1993-98), hospitalised at Saint Michael’s Hospital in Bratislava on Friday (September 30), hasn’t improved so far, Interior Ministry spokesman Ivan Netik confirmed for TASR on Saturday. Netik added that the former head of state is

SAV Awards Slovak Scientist Vilcek with Respected Scientific Degree

SAV Awards Slovak Scientist Vilcek with Respected Scientific Degree

Bratislava, August 25 (TASR) – Professor Jan Vilcek was awarded the prestigious scientific degree of Doctor of Biological Sciences, honoris causa, at the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) on Thursday, SAV spokesperson Zuzana Vitkova told TASR on the same day. “I’m really impressed and very, very grateful for this outstanding

SLK President: Slovak Health System Needs Deep and Major Changes

SLK President: Slovak Health System Needs Deep and Major Changes

Bratislava, August 8 (TASR) – According to Slovak Medical Chamber (SLK) president Marian Kollar, all basic sections of the health system in Slovakia need changes, TASR learnt on Monday. Kollar thinks that incumbent Health Minister Tomas Drucker, a former director of Slovak Post, hasn’t carried out any substantial changes so

Health-care System Already Lacking around 12,000 Nurses

Health-care System Already Lacking around 12,000 Nurses

Bratislava, July 22 (TASR) – Slovakia’s health-care system now lacks around 12,000 nurses and midwives, with the state having problems finding staff not only for particular outpatient departments but for some medical facilities in general, said representatives of the Slovak Nurses and Midwives Chamber (SKSaPA) on Friday. SKSaPA president

HPI: Topolcany Has More Caesareans than Normal Deliveries

HPI: Topolcany Has More Caesareans than Normal Deliveries

Bratislava, July 18 (TASR) – Slovak obstetricians resort to Caesarean sections too frequently, even in cases when they probably aren’t necessary, states Health Policy Institute’s (HPI) latest Maternity Hospital Guide. According to HPI’s statistics, C-sections were carried out in as many as 30.2 percent of deliveries in

Report: 86 People Diagnosed with HIV in Slovakia in 2015

Report: 86 People Diagnosed with HIV in Slovakia in 2015

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – There has been an increase in the number of people in Slovakia that have contracted HIV infection since the beginning of the 21st century, states a report on the fulfilment of the National HIV/AIDS Prevention Programme for 2013-16 that was approved by the Cabinet at

Kosice: Number of People Infected with Tick-borne Encephalitis Rises

Kosice: Number of People Infected with Tick-borne Encephalitis Rises

Kosice, May 31 (TASR) – The number of people suffering from tick-borne encephalitis in Kosice has increased, and the city’s Louis Pasteur University Hospital (UNLP) has accepted new patients, TASR learnt on Tuesday. A local tick-borne encephalitis infection broke out in Kosice last weekend. UNLP’s Infectology and Travel Medicine