At the beginning of the year, the Ministry of Health published a call for proposals for scientific projects in the field of health on its website. In total 81 projects were submitted by the submitters. The members of the Scientific Council of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic who assessed them recommended financing 47, taking into account the list of priority areas of scientific research.
In support of scientific research activities in the resort, a german meeting was adopted Directive No 26226/2005 of the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic of 10 October 2005 governing the procedure for the promotion of research and development in the field of health by state budget.
The projects were based on the 2005 List of Supported Areas, which prioritised scientific research activities in the areas of heart, lung and vascular diseases, oncology diseases, maternity and childhood diseases, musculoskeletal disorders, communicable diseases and immunity, neurological and psychiatric diseases, organ and tissue transplantation, genomics and proteomics.