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Prime Minister Fico Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery

Prime Minister Fico Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery

Bratislava, April 22 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico underwent a successful heart surgery at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) in Bratislava, confirmed NUSCH director Mongi Msolly at a briefing on Friday. NUSCH didn’t specify what concrete kind of surgery has been performed. Fico was operated on by

Drucker: I Dare to Change Health-care Sector

Drucker: I Dare to Change Health-care Sector

Bratislava, April 10 (TASR) – New Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee), who’s been serving in the post for 18 days, said on TA3’s show ‘V Politike’ (In Politics) on Sunday that he dares to change the health-care sector and believes that there is room to take key

Health-care Sector Needs Additional €95m, ANS Tells New Minister

Health-care Sector Needs Additional €95m, ANS Tells New Minister

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – Dozens of small and medium-sized hospitals believe that an additional €95 million would be necessary for the health-care sector to become stable, said president of the Slovak Hospitals Association (ANS) Marian Petko on Thursday following his working meeting with new Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD

Nurses Expect Systemic Changes from New Health Minister Drucker

Nurses Expect Systemic Changes from New Health Minister Drucker

The Slovak Nurses and Midwives Chamber (SKSaPA) expects new Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee) to make systemic changes and restore trust in the health-care sector, chamber president Iveta Lazorova has told TASR. SKSaPA welcomed Drucker’s nomination for the post, although he isn’t an expert directly from

First Case of Zika-infected Patient Confirmed in Slovakia

First Case of Zika-infected Patient Confirmed in Slovakia

Bratislava, March 2 (TASR) – The first case of a patient infected with the Zika virus has been confirmed in Slovakia, Health Minister Viliam Cislak told a news conference on Wednesday. This confirmation came from a virology laboratory in Hamburg. The infected patient is a woman who was admitted into hospital

First Slovak Suspected of Having Zika Virus in Presov Hospital

First Slovak Suspected of Having Zika Virus in Presov Hospital

Bratislava/Presov, February 25 (TASR) – The Public Health Authority (UVZ) reported he first case of a patient suspected of being infected with Zika virus in Slovakia, RTVS was the first one to report about the situation on Thursday and UVZ spokesperson Lenka Skalicka confirmed this to TASR on the same

Chief Hygienist: Flu on Rise in Slovakia, Two Fatalities Reported

Chief Hygienist: Flu on Rise in Slovakia, Two Fatalities Reported

Bratislava, February 19 (TASR) – The number of people with flu in Slovakia has surged this week – by 20 percent compared to the previous week (more than 10,000 new cases), with the disease also claiming two lives, Slovakia’s chief hygienist Ivan Rovny reported on Friday. The highest incidence was