In mid April 2014 Romania took a big leap forward in the field of orthopedics by performing for the first time the Press-Fit procedure in the Emergency Hospital in Targu Mures. The Press-Fit method is a biological alternative to implantation of metal screws in the bone by connecting two bone fragments with the femural tendon.…
Starting with March 2013, Romanian patients will have to pay for part of the services guaranteed by the hospitals, exceptions are the emergency services. “In order to solve financial imbalances in the health sector, we are determined to apply the following measures: in March 2013, we will start introducing co-payment, representing a modest fixed amount…
The Romanian Health Minister, Raed Arafat, confirmed that a normative bill will be created for the recognition of medical specializations in the USA, Canada and Israel, so that Romanian doctors that wish to come back to their country to be able to practice without having to undertake the residency once again. The Health Minister declared…
88.5% of the Romanian population believes that serious illnesses should be treated with state of the art medication, according to the study conducted by the IMAS institute. More so, over half of the questioned stated that they would rather pay the full price for the generic medicines covered by the state and in exchange for…
German labor unions start to change their opinion about Romanian, Bulgarian, Polish and Lithuanian immigrants that choose to work in Germany. They consider them colleagues and not competitors and act against their exploitation. – Deutsche Welle Numerous immigrants are forced to work in precarious conditions and are badly paid and some of them don’t know…
Romania: Young Roma’s become doctors: “If you are a professional, you won’t be subjected to ethnical discrimination.†18 year’s old and accepted at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy from Iasi. She is a young girl like every other, but her home environment and background would have never permitted her to achieve her goal. “Discrimination…
The Romanian Undersecretary of Health, Raed Arafat, stated Wednesday at Ploiesti that the provision of first aid that the Romanian crews provide is compatible with that of many European countries. From a logistical point of view there are no problems. “In terms of equipment, I guarantee that what we feature is compatible with many European…
The representatives of the Romanian Ministry of Health announce the medical professionals that intend to establish medical practices in the rural districts that they can obtain non reimbursable financing for the work they perform. The funds are being allocated via the National Rural Development Program, conducted by the European Agriculture Fund for Rural Development (FEADR/…
The introduction of co-payment in the Romanian health system was postponed by the Government till further notice. The co-payment was one of the agreements struck by the Romanian government with the IMF, the European Committee and the World Bank. The postponement was adopted in consensus with the IMF. “The co-payment will be negotiated with the…
The Romanian news portal “Stirile ProTV†published an article with the following title: “The Romanian doctor factory can’t keep up with the high number of doctors that choose to leave the country. Since 2007, 8200 doctors left the country.â€Â Because of no significant changes in the Romanian health system, future doctors choose to leave the…