Health system

The time has come for the Greek government to develop a national health strategy. In fact, it's long overdue.

Six in 10 patients say they don't feel their care plan is organized around all of their health and wellness needs, describing an outpatient care system that does not ensure continuity in care, according to the conclusions of the pilot phase of a study by the Health Services Organization and Evaluation Laboratory of the University of Athens in collaboration with the Organization for Quality Assu

The state financing of medicines per capita in Greece was 31% smaller compared to the average of Southern Europe and by 50% compared to Western Europe in 2021, which demonstrates that the Greek health system spends less money compared to other European countries on pharmaceutical products.

Despite some hirings during the Covid-19 pandemic, staff levels at Greece's healthcare system (ESY) remain well below pre-financial crisis levels, undermining the quality of services, a new study has found. 

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gathered government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. on Jan. 7 for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing hospitals.

After the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the average life expectancy in Bulgaria has decreased by 1.5 years compared to 2019 and now Bulgarian citizens live (73.6 years) with seven full years less than the average European (80.6 years).

Bulgaria's population has shrunk by 10% in 10 years

More than half a billion people worldwide were brought to extreme poverty last year because they had to pay for health care themselves during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday.

Just one-third (32 per cent) of the innovative medicines authorized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) are available in Bulgaria, according to a report of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). It was presented to the media at Monday's workshop on "How can we close the East-West healthcare investment gap in Europe?".

For the last 20 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has been testing the endurance of all citizens and of those managing the public health crisis, especially of the doctors and healthcare workers of the National Health System, who from the start have given their all with tireless efforts and personal sacrifices.

Minister of Finance Alexandru Nazare and World Bank Country Manager for Romania and Hungary in the Europe and Central Asia Region Tatiana Proskuryakova signed today in Bucharest the loan agreement for the additional 150 million euro funding aimed at supporting the health reform project - improving the quality and efficiency of the health system, a press release of the Finance Ministry informs.