For MZ SR:
- Director-General of the Pharmacy and Drug Policy Section MUDr. Adam Dormouse
- Official of the Department of Classification, Pricing and Drug Policy Mgr. Jana Kernats, PhD.
For the civic association Slovak Patient - SP:
- Vladimir Halász
- Ján Múla
- Radoslav Herda
For the Citizens' Association of the Consumer Protection Association - AOSL:
- Hanka Rážová
The meeting took place at on the initiative of civil society associations to discuss constructively Patient education topics, patient status and representation in decision and control processes in the field of health in Slovakia Republic.
The meeting was launched by the Director General of the Pharmacy Section and MUDr. Adam Hlôška. He welcomed all the participants and called on them to present its requirements.
Vladimir Halász, Ján Mútala, Hanka Rážová, Radoslav Herda
They stressed that this was an informal meeting.
They presented the activities and status of the civic association - SP in Slovakia.
They see themselves as a legitimate partner for the Ministry Health, ensuring the education of their members as in the Health and social ("patient Academy') issue their print the Info Patient medium and manage an electronic portal with information for patients.
They stress the need to find funding for disease prevention education, which they consider the simplest, and the most effective tool to make healthcare more effective.
They are considered to be an accepted representative of Slovakia patients and would like to know how they are perceived by the Ministry of Health.
How problematic they see in today's society providing financing for third sector activity without minimum participation of the pharmaceutical industry. They want to get funding from the Euro funds, through the health operation project, which would allow them to cooperate on Joint projects with state organisations and the Ministry Health. They finance projects mainly from their own resources. We're all in First of all, citizens and we should cooperate with each other, including the media.
The voice of the Slovak patient will grow stronger, they are trying engage in decision-making processes and be a full partner for the Ministry of Health and ask what the Ministry has criteria for communication with organisations representing patients.
Working with the Consumer Protection Association medicines, not directed against doctors and pharmacists, but put emphasis on prevention and communication of objective information so that the Slovak the patient was able to distinguish the line between food and medicine.
Require public information on consumption medicines that are of high benefit to patients.
They would welcome it if the Ministry of Health could to make available your data on indication restrictions in Excel, not only Word file.
Dr Adam Hlôška
The Ministry of Health guarantees patients access to information is guaranteed by institutions such as ŠUKL, EMEA... to comply with the legislation of both the Slovak Republic and the European Union.
Partners who enter into cooperation with the Ministry or other State organisations must be financed independent of the pharmaceutical industry.
The Health Ministry for Patients has created and will creating several educational campaigns, e.g. "Like saves""; – Nutrition as medicine and the upcoming campaign Ask your doctor.
A balance needs to be struck between prevention and treatment. in terms of public spending.
Department of Pharmacy and Drug Policy The current situation with organisations representing patients by A single platform should be established for communication could represent the interests of patients as a whole. A prerequisite is Independent financing of civil society associations representing patients and their representatives from the pharmaceutical industry.
Currently the Ministry of Health as far as possible communicates with all organisations representing patients in Slovakia The Republic does not want to exclude anyone from the debate as constructively as possible.
General topics are addressed at Ministry level health and specialised topics at other levels.
Roofing of all civic associations representing patients with a uniform platform and globalisation of their perspective Health care representatives enable more effective solutions for the benefit of all patients.
Conclusion:
Cover citizens' associations representing patients a single platform.
Ensure independent patient education guaranteed independent experts and professional institutions.
Search for optimal cooperation solutions for all stakeholders.
Strengthen disease prevention education.
Making information available on the Ministry's website Health in formats that are easy to process for subsequent educational purposes for patients and the general public.
Mgr. Jana Kernats, PhD.
Approval: Mr Adam Hlôška, Director General of the Section pharmacy and drug policy, v.r.