Health

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Danish Crown Princess Mary urges to focus on vaccination and women’s safety

Denmark's Crown Princess Mary, currently on a visit in Vilnius, urged the international community on Monday to be more active…

9 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

WHO Regional Committee for Europe to convene in Vilnius

Vilnius is hosting the 65th annual session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe on Monday. [...]

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian men disproportionally affected by respiratory diseases

In 2012, respiratory diseases accounted for 6.4 percent of all causes of death in Lithuania. Also, here men account for…

9 years ago
  • Society

WHO urges Lithuania to curb alcohol consumption

Lithuania is one of Europe's most successful fighters against smoking, although there is still room for improvement in curbing alcohol…

9 years ago
  • Society

Public trust in Lithuania’s healthcare system growing

Half of Lithuanians trust the country's healthcare system, a poll carried out by joint Lithuanian-British market research and public opinion…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian health minister suggests fines for parents who fail to vaccinate children

Lithuania's Health Minister Rimantė Šalaševičiūtė, of the Social Democratic Party, has suggested introducing fines for parents who do not vaccinate…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Cross-border healthcare – a slow take up for Lithuania

When it comes to cross-border healthcare, for countries like Lithuania the vision was to offer Western countries shorter waiting times…

9 years ago
  • Society

Measles outbreak reported in Lithuania

Some 44 cases of measles were reported in Lithuania this year by July 27, including 11 infected children and 33…

9 years ago
  • Politics

EC calls on Lithuania to transpose EU legislation on in-vitro fertilization

The European Commission has requested Lithuania to transpose provisions of EU directives on quality and safety standards for medical procedures…

9 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania’s ex-president Valdas Adamkus undergoes surgery

Former president of Lithuania Valdas Adamkus has undergone endoscopic examination of the bladder and a removal of the right kidney…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuania to launch centralized system of patients’ medical records

Lithuania's medical institutions intend to finish the introduction of an e-health system by the end of this year, allowing medical…

10 years ago
  • Society

Smoking in decline in Lithuania

The number of smokers in Lithuania has decreased slightly in the past three years, the latest Eurobarometer survey has shown.…

10 years ago
  • Society

EU recommends that Lithuania spend more money on people’s health

The European Commission recommends that Lithuania, one of the fastest ageing nations in the EU, should invest money in improving…

10 years ago
  • Society

Blossom of Hope pits James Bond against breast cancer

The International Women’s Association of Vilnius (IWAV) mixes charity with a twist of James Bond, in order to help Lithuanian…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian universities launch Health Informatics program

With the rapid progress of science and technology, and the increasing demands of top employers for specialists with knowledge in…

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanian EC member Andriukaitis undergoes surgery in Vilnius

European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis of Lithuania has undergone a surgical procedure in Vilnius. [...]

10 years ago
  • Society

Lithuanians visit doctors 8 times per year

Statistics Lithuania announced that Lithuanians visited doctors on average 8.1 times in 2013, while the total number of visits stood…

10 years ago
  • Society

Girls in Lithuania to be vaccinated against HPV

Lithuania plans to start free vaccination for girls against the human papilloma virus which is the main cause of cervical…

10 years ago
  • Society

Suicide Prevention Centre opens in Lithuania

The Suicide Prevention Centre has started operations in Lithuania. The Centre was established at the initiative of the Health Ministry…

10 years ago
  • European Union

EU Commissioner Andriukaitis: EU countries ready for Ebola

All EU member states are capable of fighting the Ebola threat, Lithuanian EU Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Vytenis…

10 years ago