Tenders for technical supervision and engineering and consulting services will be announced only after a new tender for the repair of the modern building of the National Children’s Specialised Hospital (NSCH) Okhmatdyt is held, the Ministry of Health reported on Telegram. “In connection with the decision to hold a new tender for the current repair…
The Ministry of Health of Ukraine continues to work closely with the Government of Japan and Japanese government institutions to support and restore the healthcare sector. Priority areas include the purchase of special equipment for Ukrainian healthcare institutions, projects to exchange experience in emergency medical care, rehabilitation and counteracting the spread of antimicrobial resistance and…
Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal and Minister of Health Viktor Liashko inspected the damaged buildings and premises of the Okhmatdyt hospital destroyed by russians. The toxicology building was destroyed as a result of a direct missile hit on the hospital. Five buildings were damaged, including the surgical ward. The country’s only onco-haematology laboratory was…
Poland’s Health Ministry has introduced a monitoring system for opioid prescriptions amid concerns over a growing number of cases relating to the use of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin linked to almost 75,000 deaths in the United States last year. Since the beginning of this year, Poland’s state…
Poland’s Health Ministry has introduced a labelling system for pharmacies that can provide women with the morning-after pill without requiring a doctor’s prescription. The pharmacies are part of a pilot programme that allows pharmacists to prescribe the medication without the involvement of a doctor. The measures were introduced by the government in response to conservative…
The three Baltic States – Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia – have decided to develop joint crisis management systems under a new agreement signed by health ministers last week. This is the first crisis cooperation memorandum signed by the Baltic States. The agreement makes it easier for the three countries to help each other during health…
President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a bill to restore over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill, meaning Poland will remain one of just two EU countries in which a prescription from a doctor is required to obtain emergency contraception. His decision has been criticised by figures from the governing coalition, which pushed the legislation through parliament.…