Florian Bodog

Former Social-Democrat Health Minister Florian Bodog was indicted by prosecutors of the National Anti-corruption Directorate (DNA) in a case in which he is accused of abuse of office and intellectual forgery, DNA reported on Monday.

The chair of the Save Romania Union (USR), Dan Barna, states that former Health Minister Florian Bodog escaped the criminal investigation requested by the National Anticorruption Directorate (DNA) with the aid of Social Democratic Party (PSD) senators and its satellites, which are forming a "toxic majority". "The toxic majority lives in the Romanian Senate and is defending its suspects!

Over 4 million Romanian patients will have to pay for primary medical care or register with another doctor in 2018, after 2,500 family doctors said they would not cooperate with the government health insurance company as part of a protest against red tape and a lack of funds.

Parents who refuse to vaccinate their children after being informed of the risks this entails could be fined and their children could be prevented from attending attend public nurseries, kindergartens or schools, according to the draft Vaccination Law which is to be approved by the Romanian government.