Like in most European countries, individuals have the right to choose their own family doctor and medicine, but for some reason the Lithuanian Ministry of Health does not believe that patients should have the right to choose medical care providers such as hospitals. Nearly two years ago the Ministry of Health changed the prescription drug…
We decided to publish this article regarding the medical migration trend in Romania, so that we can come to a mutual agreement about why medical specialists choose to leave their country in order to practice medicine abroad. Before giving our own insights we present to you this article from the Adevarul newspaper:…
There is no need to point out the fact that there is a doctor shortage in Germany. This is a well-known fact that we have already covered in previous articles. Through this article we want to highlight the fact that serious studies underline the fields of psychiatrics and psychosomatic as the specialties with the…
As mentioned in our previous articles about the “Brain Drainâ€, it is not uncommon for wealthier countries to attract doctors from abroad in order to solve its doctor shortage. Although this practice is considered by some as an unethical short term solution, you can’t blame the individuals that seek better paying jobs, better working…
BALTIC COUNTRIES COULD ORGANIZE JOINT PROCUREMENT OF MEDICATIONS AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT Saeima Economic, Agricultural, Environmental and Regional Policy Committee approved in principle amendments to the Public Procurement Law, so the Baltic countries could jointly organize procurement of medications and medical equipment. This joint procurement procedure will make it possible for the Baltic countries to buy…
For many years now, Norway is well known for attracting foreign doctors. Due to chronical shortage of doctors, the country has been quite eager to attract doctors from abroad, mainly specialist doctors, to fill vacant positions in the constantly expanding health care sector. Long before the existence of the European Union, the Nordic countries have…
“THE BUREAUCRATIC MADNESS MUST STOP!†Munich / Munster /Berlin – The Board of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KV), describes the health service in Bavaria, Germany, as an “over-regulated system that because of its complexity, leaves little room for a proper reformâ€. This statement is referring to a study conducted by the consulting firm AT…
Video here: Europe\’s med students flock to Romania! While Romanian doctors leave their country to work abroad, medical students from all over the world flock to Romania, in order to obtain their medical diploma here. Cluj-Napoca, in the heart of Transylvania, at the first sight you would think this is just your ordinary sleepy…
In the first nine months of the year, over 1.900 doctors have left the country in order to work in state of the art hospitals in Western Europe. The fact that doctors continue to leave Romania is a negative phenomenon because some medical fields remain uncovered. “In the first nine months of 201, 1.900 doctors…
 EXAMPLE: Boarisch: „S’ Boarische is a Grubbm vo Dialekt im Sidn vom daitschn SprÃ¥chraum.“ Standard German: „Das Bairische ist eine Gruppe von Dialekten im Süden des deutschen  Sprachraumes.“ English:               “Bavarian is a group of dialects in the south of the German speaking area.† What is Bavaria? Bayern, or Bavaria, is a state…