Ministry of Health

Latest data on alchohol addiction from the Montenegrin Ministry of Health on Wednesday showed 30,000 registered alcoholics in the country, about 5 per cent of the total population. Around 120,000 people in total were affected by alcohol abuse, the ministry noted.
 

About a thousand people staged a protest at noon on Tuesday in Skopje demanding the resignation of the Minister of Health, Nikola Todorov, over the death of nine-year-old Tamara Dimovska.

A searing indictment of the state of cleanliness in all 15 Montenegrin hospitals was published on Wednesday showing the presence of dangerous bacteria and poor standards of hygiene.

Of more than 400 surveyed samples taken in November and December, more than 30 per cent registered bacteria, media reported.

Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu and Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) co-chair Selahattin Demirta? have lent support to the Turkish Medical Association's (TTB) Ankara Chamber of Doctors, which stands trial for assisting injured protesters during the Gezi protests in 2013.

EUCOM makes donation to maternity wards in Serbia

CUPRIJA -- A valuable donation of the United States European Command (EUCOM) has been presented to maternity wards in Cuprija, Kladovo and Negotin.

BELGRADE - Serbian Minister of Health Zlatibor Loncar and representatives of three representative trade unions in the health-care sector Tuesday signed a new collective agreement with the aim of improving the health-care system.

BELGRADE - In Serbia, most children without parental care live in foster families, with fewer than 1,000 boys and girls living in relevant institutions, which makes Serbia the best in Europe in this regard, Serbian Minister of Employment, Veteran and Social Affairs Aleksandar Vulin said on Monday.

Thanks to a newly developed mobile app, tourists traveling to Turkey will soon have the opportunity to locate nearby health professionals who speak their language.

Software traces for hidden carcinoma

Detection of primary carcinoma is now possible with software called DECIM, which was developed by doctor Jelena Vasiljević, science advisor on "Mihajlo Pupin" Institute.

BELGRADE - Serbia's Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar met his Croatian counterpart in Zagreb on Wednesday to discuss cooperation in healthcare and various projects, like joint purchase of medications by healthcare institutions from the two countries.