Today, on 14 May 2025, Health Minister Kamila Šaška adopted the Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development Mathias Cormann at the OECD in Paris. The work visit of the head of the health department was initiated by MZ SR. The main topics of the meeting were central procurement, hospital audit; artificial intelligence in hospitals and Health Country Profile.
The aim of the meeting is to confirm Slovakia's interest in strengthening cooperation with the OECD in the field of health. The debate focused on finding further opportunities for strategic cooperation in the field of health policy and strengthening the system, exchanging experience, confirming the consistency of reforms with the OECD recommendations and discussing further cooperation on quality assessment of public finance management in health, but also exploring the possibility and challenges of integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into healthcare systems. The debate also serves to align Slovakia's national initiatives in the field of health digitisation with the international standards and recommendations of the OECD, in particular on responsible and ethical use of AI.
This visit highlighted the importance of partnership with the OECD. The discussions we have been involved in today have offered valuable knowledge and inspiration that will undoubtedly lead us further in our future initiatives,said Minister K. Šaško.
They also discussed the key challenges of the Slovak health system in the context of findings from the Health Profile of Slovakia 2023. The main objective was to identify opportunities for further cooperation in areas such as primary care reform, strengthening the health workforce, reducing regional inequalities and promoting mental health. The discussion also provided scope for exchange of experience and good practice from other OECD countries.
