Fifteen people are counted by the Patient Organization Council, appointed by the Minister of Health, Adam Niedzielski. The Council will consult legislative proposals and engage in issues most important from the patient's point of view.
The Minister of Health appointed members of the Patient Organization Council
Published April 28, 2022 09:46
Fot. Ministerstwo Zdrowia
The Council is the first ever permanent body composed of representatives of patient organizations in the Ministry of Health.
- This is a historic moment. Never before has such a Council been attached to the Minister of Health, said Adam Niedzielski, Minister of Health. - We involve you in work on changes in the health care system. The most important goal of the Council will be to consult legislative proposals. This proves that patient-centeredness is not just a declaration, but our priority, he added.
The council consists of 15 people appointed for 5 years. Candidates were nominated by the largest nationwide patient organizations registered for at least 5 years. In total, 55 candidates were nominated, of which the following persons were elected to the Council:
- Elżbieta Oleksiak - Polish Association of the Blind;
- Krystyna Wechmann - Federation of Amazonian Associations;
- Fr. Arkadiusz Nowak - Institute of Patient Rights and Health Education;
- Joanna Pietrusiewicz - Rodzić po Human Foundation;
- Jacek Hołub - Polish Society for the Support of People with Nonspecific Intestinal Inflammation "J-elita";
- Stanisław Maćkowiak - Federation of Polish Patients;
- Aleksandra Rudnicka - SANITAS Association for Fighting Cancer Diseases;
- Paweł Wójtowicz - MATIO Foundation for Help for Families and People with Cystic Fibrosis;
- Magdalena Kołodziej - MY Patients Foundation;
- Urszula Jaworska - Urszula Jaworska Foundation;
- Anna Śliwińska - Polish Diabetes Association;
- Piotr Fonrobert - Polish Cancer Patient Coalition and GIST Patient Aid Association;
- Małgorzata Durka - Union of Associations Coalition "For Help for the Independent";
- Piotr Dąbrowiecki - Polish Federation of Asthma, Allergies and COPD;
- Dorota Korycińska - OnkoCafe-Razem Lepiej Foundation, Alivia - Oncology Foundation, "Pokonaj Cancer" Foundation, Blue Butterfly Ovarian Cancer Association, Polska Alba Julia Neurofibromatosis Association, OmeaLife Foundation.
Fr. Arkadiusz Nowak, and Magdalena Kołodziej as the vice-president.
Source: MZ
