In terms of the current and effective organisational structure of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic, the management of the crisis management department (hereinafter referred to as "the department') is ensured through the director. The Director of the Department is subordinate to the Minister/minister of Health of the Slovak Republic.
The Director of the Department is Ing. Peter Petrovich, which also serves as Secretary of the Pandemic Commission of the Government of the Slovak Republic and Secretary of the Crisis Staff of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic.
Crisis Management of Health of the Slovak Republic
Health of the Slovak Republic is an important sub-system of the state security system, because each crisis situation carries the potential of saving human lives and health through the provision of urgent and constitutional health care.
Without organised health preparation for action in crisis situations, there is no chance of coping with extreme demands for the functioning of healthcare provision to the mass sufferers as a result of a crisis event.
Crisis management of the Slovak Republic consists of:
- Department of Crisis Management of MZ SR;
- separate departments of regional crisis management;
- Crisis management services of health facilities - subjects of economic mobilisation.
Crisis management
This is a summary of the activities of the relevant institutions for the analysis of security risks and threats, for the monitoring of risk factors, for the prevention of crisis situations and for the planning, organisation, implementation and control of the activities designed to create the conditions for resolution and for the resolution itself.
Crisis management mIt brings together and directs people who perform managerial functions in a specific environment different from the normal environment. It is the art of being able to solve specific crisis phenomena and to set up the right measures.