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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. […]
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 over 75 percent of respiratory diseases related deaths, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union (EU), reports. […]
Society
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 poll company Baltijos Tyrimai has revealed. […]
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 their children. […]
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 and significant reductions in treatment costs. […]
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 adults. […]
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 involving reproductive cells. […]
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 and ureter. The surgery was carried out on Thursday at Vilnius University Hospital Santariškės Clinics. […]
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 personnel to remotely access patients’ medical records, make electronic prescriptions and share medical information. […]
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. […]
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 people’s health, as well as broaden its tax base and improve tax compliance. […]
Society
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 a range of fields, traditional degree programs are being expanded and diversified. It is with this in mind that Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LSMU) have announced the launch of Lithuania’s first ever Health Informatics degree program. […]
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. […]
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 at 24 million. […]
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 cancer. […]
Society
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 Povilas Andriukaitis told BNS during his first visit to Vilnius as a European commissioner. […]