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Siet Regional Council Supports Prochazka's Course of Action

Siet Regional Council Supports Prochazka's Course of Action

Kosice, April 30 (TASR) – Coalition party Siet’s Slovak Regional Council at a session in Kosice on Saturday expressed support for party chairman Radoslav Prochazka’s course of action following the March general election. The delegates agreed on three fundamental points of the final statement. “The Siet Slovak Regional Council

NUSCH: Fico Doing Better After Heart Surgery, But Remains in Hospital

NUSCH: Fico Doing Better After Heart Surgery, But Remains in Hospital

Bratislava, April 30 (TASR) – Prime Minister Robert Fico remains hospitalised at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NUSCH) in Bratislava over this weekend, even though his condition has improved, NUSCH spokesperson Dobroslava Krajacicova told TASR on Saturday. “It’s better and better with him. It’s going in a good

NOU: Parliamentary Chairman Danko Ambulatory Patient

NOU: Parliamentary Chairman Danko Ambulatory Patient

Bratislava, April 29 (TASR) – Parliamentary Chairman Andrej Danko’s health condition doesn’t require steady monitoring of his vital functions any longer and he’s become an ambulatory patient, TASR was told by Viktoria Vasilenkova from the National Institute of Oncology (NOU) in Bratislava on Friday. “The post-surgery recovery is

President Signed New Deadlines for eHealth Projects

President Signed New Deadlines for eHealth Projects

Deadlines for health projects will be postponed, as President Andrea Kiska signed the amendment to the Health Insurance Act, TARS learnt from the President’s Office on Thursday. The amendment was approved by Parliament in a fast-tracked procedure on Wednesday (April 27) and Kiska signed it the same day. The

Prochazka Will Run Again for Leader of Siet in September

Prochazka Will Run Again for Leader of Siet in September

Radoslav Prochazka would like to run for the post of the ruling coalition Siet (Network) party leader again, although the party under his leadership managed to gain a mere 5.6 percent of votes in the March 5 general election, TASR has learnt on Thursday. There are people calling for

Doctor Unionists Unhappy With Nomination of Tomas Hasko as UDZS Head

Doctor Unionists Unhappy With Nomination of Tomas Hasko as UDZS Head

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – Doctor unionists have reservations about the nomination of Bratislava Ruzinov university hospital deputy director Tomas Hasko for the post of Health Care Supervisory Office (UDZS) by Health Minister Tomas Drucker (a Smer-SD nominee), TASR learnt on Wednesday. The unionists link Hasko with shady rental of hospital

VsZP Won't Extend Contracts Involving Former Director's Aunt

VsZP Won't Extend Contracts Involving Former Director's Aunt

Bratislava, April 27 (TASR) – The state-run health insurer Vseobecna Zdravotna Poistovna (VsZP) won’t extend contracts with companies Welix, Brilance and SPV linked to an aunt of former VsZP director Marcel Forai, beyond June 30, insurer spokesperson Petra Balazova told TASR on Wednesday. Current VsZP head Miroslav Vadura described the