Around the world, due to persecution and ongoing conflicts, much larger numbers of people than in the past are forced to flee and seek safe haven. Today, globally, the number of refugees has reached 100 million and is equivalent to the population of the fifth most populous nation in the world, or...
The Draft Regulation of the Minister of Finance amending the Regulation on Compulsory Civil Liability Insurance of the Entity Performing Medical Activities has been submitted for consultation.
Vaccination against COVID-19 or pneumococcal and influenza can avoid a number of complications and reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular causes. In the case of COVID-19, especially in the senior group, access to antiviral treatment is as important as vaccination.
22.6 thousand outpatient clinics, 3.5 thousand medical and dental practices; 297.6 million medical consultations and 33.2 million dental consultations - these are the basic figures for. outpatient health care at the end of 2022.
Prof. Witold Owczarek has become the new national consultant in dermatology and venereology. He replaced Prof. Joanna Narbutt in the post. Prof. dr. n. med. and n. o zdr. Witold Owczarek, colonel, dermatologist and venereologist, allergologist, scientist. He has been associated with the Military...
The Ministry of Health has published a Draft Announcement of the Minister of Health on the list of reimbursed drugs, foodstuffs for special nutritional purposes and medical devices, which will come into effect on July 1, 2023.Possible comments on the draft Notice of the Minister of Health can be...
A notice has been published on the website of the Government Legislation Center, stating that the Regulation of the Minister of Health of June 13, 2023 on the professional skills of doctors and dentists has been directed for promulgation. The document specifies the types of professional skills in...
- We want to complement the activities related to the implementation of the National Cancer Network with prevention. We are launching a major awareness campaign related to cancer," said Health Minister Adam Niedzielski at the launch of the new iteration of the I Plan a Long Life campaign.
Following the publication of information about the Council of Ministers' plan to adopt a draft amendment to the law on publicly financed health care services and increase access to free reimbursed drugs, the All-Poland Association of Patients with Heart and Vascular Diseases" EcoSerce" appealed...
There are about 1.2 million people living with heart failure in Poland. Many of them struggle with other diseases in addition to this, such as kidney disease and chronic coronary syndrome. Multimorbidity is also a major problem, especially in the elderly. As a result, doctors often face...
The first 49 organizations that submitted a set of required documents for inclusion in the list of patient organizations have already been included in it by the decision of the Patient Ombudsman.
An interview with Przemyslaw Marshall, secretary of the MukoKoalition.
The May 2023 figures are alarming. In some provinces, patients are waiting as long as 126 days for an MRI, 81 days for a CT scan and 152 days for a PET-CT in the normal course.
Work has begun on two "quality" projects. On Tuesday morning, the Sejm held the first reading of a draft amendment to the Law on Patients' Rights and Patients' Ombudsman, introducing a system of compensation for medical events, in the evening the Health Committee completed the first reading of a...
The Commission has welcomed the Council of the European Union's adoption of a Commission proposal to strengthen EU action against antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
At the Senate Health Committee on the topic of vaccinations, an idea was presented to make the fight against mandatory vaccination evasion more effective. The idea is to replace administrative fines with fines. - This is just an idea at the moment," says Health Minister Adam Niedzielski.
- Every woman in Poland has the right to terminate her pregnancy in the event of a threat to her health or life, Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said at a press conference on Monday. Following the tragic events that occurred at the hospital in Nowy Targ, a team is to be established to...
The upcoming session of the Sejm will last from Tuesday to Friday (June 13-16). The agenda includes, among other things, the Law on Quality, the Law on Certain Medical Professions, the Medical Events Compensation Fund and the civic project on in vitro reimbursement.
"The Council of Ministers has adopted a major amendment to the Reimbursement Law," Deputy Health Minister Janusz Cieszynski announced on Twitter. However, a bill on free medicines for children and seniors over the age of 65 was removed from the agenda of the government meeting. - We will be...
In recent years, the annual number of births in Poland has ranged from 297,000 to 366,000, according to a report published by the National Health Fund. Nearly half of the births are by cesarean section.
The government will address today a draft amendment to the Law on Reimbursement of Medicines, Foodstuffs for Special Dietary Purposes and Medical Devices. This is the so-called "big amendment to the Reimbursement Law."
- Legal solutions are needed to secure the patient's ability to access free vaccination at the pharmacy," said President of the Supreme Pharmaceutical Chamber Elżbieta Piotrowska-Rutkowska during the June meeting of the Senate Health Committee. The pharmacists' self-government is asking what's...
More than 10,000 exercise groups nationwide and about 160,000 children supported - this is the projected reach of the new ProHealthy Holiday Half-Care Program. Children and adolescents will receive comprehensive care - during the semi-colonies they will be able to spend time actively, but most...
- We want to simplify enforcement proceedings targeting parents who fail to meet their children's immunization obligations," Dariusz Poznański, director of the Public Health Department at the Health Ministry, told a June meeting of the Senate Health Committee. The ministry plans to amend the law...
The Air Ambulance base in Zegrze Pomorskie (West Pomeranian Voivodeship) has resumed seasonal operations. The team will be on duty at the base until September 5.
We recently celebrated World No Cigarette Day. We asked Minister Krzysztof Łanda during the 2nd Men's Health Congress whether we have the chance to have such a holiday - for health - on a daily basis. Global figures from the World Health Organization show that eight million people die each year...
More than 600 children aged 12 and 13 have been vaccinated on the first day that the free and unrestricted HPV vaccines were made available, reports Health Minister Adam Niedzielski. There are plenty of free appointments.
- Poland joins the elite, the most developed countries that have already covered a significant portion of the population with HPV vaccination, stresses Professor Andrzej Nowakowski of the Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Institute of Oncology. He adds that the vaccines have been thoroughly tested,...
Free HPV vaccinations for boys and girls aged 12 and 13 start today. There are already 3,700 children enrolled through e-registration. The data does not include face-to-face enrollment, done at primary care clinics.
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