2019 is the Year of Prevention, aims to raise awareness of the importance of preventive examinations for public health.
He also seeks increase the interest in prevention, Support responsibility for your own health, promote an active approach to healthy lifestyles a Enhance quality of life. These objectives are seen by the Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic as crucial especially in relation to preventable diseases.
According to estimates by the World Health Organisation (WHO), diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic respiratory disease and mental disorders are responsible for 86% of deaths in the European region. The treatment of these diseases accounts for between 70% and 80% of healthcare costs. Proper nutrition and adequate physical activity greatly reduce the risk of developing these non-communicable diseases.
The Ministry of Health is a member of the Management Group on Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Non-Transmissible Disease Management. It also takes an active approach to the idea that the EU needs a healthy and active population. In 2018, we were part of the European initiative on nutrition and physical activity, which is the basis for good health and has been identified as priorities in the Member States.
Prevention (prevention) of diseases is divided according to the level of focus on:
- primary prevention a set of activities to reduce the impact of risk and reduce new cases of disease (e.g. vaccination, health education, regulation of marketing of alcoholic and tobacco products);
- secondary prevention early detection of the disease and prevention of its further spread, screening (e.g. test for hidden bleeding in stool, mammography, blood pressure measurement),
- Tertiary prevention prevention of complications and worsening of the disease (e.g. rehabilitation).
For more information on prevention and health protection:
- National Health Portal
- Public Health Office of the Slovak Republic
- News from Health Support - Portal -Preventive-- - General Health Insurance Institution
- European Code Against Cancer
- more information on cancer prevention - Law No 577/2007 Z.z. on the scope of health care paid on the basis of public health insurance and reimbursements for healthcare services
- Cancer League
- National Cancer Institute
Information on preventive examinations is also available on the website of all three health insurance companies:
www.vszp.sk
www.dovera.sk
www.union.sk