The evening Open Talk will bring a lively discussion of politicians and ex-politists about their vision for the Slovak healthcare system, so that one day it will become one of the most efficient healthcare systems in Europe. About why healthcare has not been a priority for various government sets and whether this may change in the future.

Hosts ITAPA Open Talk
Vladimír Lengvarský, Minister of Health of the Slovak Republic
Richard Raši, former Minister of Health of the Slovak Republic
Vladimír Baláž, Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Healthcare
Jana Bittó Cigániková, Committee of the National Council of the Slovak Republic for Healthcare
Chairman: Michal Kovačič
 

"The COVID-19 pandemic has fully shown the state of our Slovak healthcare system, which urgently needs reform. My team at the ministry is working hard on the groundbreaking systematic changes that many previous governments have attempted several times over the past 17 years, but to no avail. We have a reform that will bring patients high-quality, targeted healthcare, which means more lives saved and a reduction in avoidable deaths, and doctors, nurses and other health professionals have better conditions for their work at our fingertips. The motivation is all the greater because it is followed by the historic much-needed investment in the reconstruction and construction of hospitals with European money - the Recovery and Resilience Plan. In addition to managing the pandemic and protecting the health and lives of people in connection with COVID-19, my team at the ministry is working on other important changes, such as drug policy and many other areas.“