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…
The Romanian Health Minister, Ladislau Ritli, declared that the current law is unenforceable and that the co-payment idea will be modified by the end of the year, so that it will refer to a fixed payment. A fixed amount that is accessible to everyone. He said that the current version provided that the patient…
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…
Introduction: World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. It is led by the Union for International Cancer Control, a global consortium of more than 470 cancer-fighting organizations in over 120 countries. World Cancer Day targets the public through global communications, and…
 In this article we highlight some aspects regarding the benefits of the German living standards, regarding aspects such as: top best-cities in the world, job security, a good healthcare, subsidized education, paid leave and working hours.   German-speaking cities occupy top places in best-cities survey 30 November 2011: Vienna has again been named…
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…
Technical expert or a philanthropist, entrepreneur or an altruist? When asked what makes a good doctor, there is no clear answer. Nevertheless, any doctor asks himself this question someday. Charity and humanity: such concepts fitted into stories, go to the heart. For the health care system they seem to play no role. In a system…
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…