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The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Development and enhancement of the Centres for the Prevention and Treatment of Drug Addiction.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the call for proposals Intermediate care units in social welfare institutions.

On 1 April 2024, the emergency medical assistance system in Slovenia underwent a significant upgrade. A new mobile unit – an emergency doctor's vehicle (EDV) – was introduced into field work. This change represents a major step towards more flexible, faster and professionally targeted intervention in emergency medical situations.

At today's correspondence session of the Government, a proposed Act Amending the Health Care and Health Insurance Act (ZZVZZ) was adopted, representing one of the key legislative steps in the implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Plan.

Today, Minister of Health Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Robert Golob, Jerneja Jug Jerše, Head of the European Commission Representation in Slovenia, and Marko Jug, Director General of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, symbolically laid the foundation stone for the new building of the Clinic for Infectious Diseases and Febrile Conditions at the University Medical Centre Ljubljana.

Prime Minister Robert Golob and Minister of Health Valentina Prevolnik Rupel visited the Ljubljana University Medical Centre today. Ahead of the upcoming 500th heart transplant at the Ljubljana University Medical Centre, they had a working meeting with the heart transplant team and the management of the Ljubljana University Medical Centre.

Prime Minister Robert Golob and Minister of Health Valentina Prevolnik Rupel paid a working visit to the Oncology Institute in Ljubljana today.

The slogan of this year's World Health Day, "Healthy Beginnings, Hopeful Futures", reminds us that investing in the health of women and children lays the foundations for a healthier, fairer and more resilient society. Health during pregnancy, childbirth and early childhood has a significant impact on health in adulthood and is therefore a cornerstone of population health.

The National Assembly adopted the Act Amending the Health Services Act (ZZDej-N). It is one of the fundamental healthcare acts, as it regulates health services as a whole, public health services, health service providers, healthcare workers and co-workers and other key issues related to the provision of health services.

The 42nd Slovenian Week Against Cancer is taking place under the slogan: "A new breeze in the fight against cancer – developing the LUKA and PETER programmes". The event, organised by the Association of Slovenian Cancer Societies in cooperation with the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, the Ministry of Health, and the National Cancer Control Programme, brought together experts to discuss future cancer screening programmes.

The Ministry of Cohesion and Regional Development has approved EU funding for the project “Systemic treatment of frailty with a focus on pre-frailty for healthy and quality ageing”, the short title “Frailty treatment”.

On this year's Safer Internet Day on 11 February 2025, attention is again drawn to the growing issue of digital addiction and excessive screen use, particularly among children and young people. Together, a friendlier – and most importantly, safer – digital environment can be created for all.

At today's session, the Government approved the text of the proposed Act Amending Health Services Act, which regulates and governs the situation in the field of health care and enables faster, better and higher quality treatment of patients in the health care system while also seeking to motivate healthcare workers to remain in public healthcare institutions.

The Prime Minister, Robert Golob, and the Minister of Health, Valentina Prevolnik Rupel, met with the management of the Maribor University Medical Centre (Maribor UMC) to review the progress of the expansion of the oncology ward, which is crucial for increasing access to oncology services for patients in north-eastern Slovenia.

Today, in the National Gallery, the Minister of Culture, Dr Asta Vrečko, presented a charter to the representatives of the Chamber of Nursing and Midwifery Services of Slovenia – the Nurses and Midwives Association of Slovenia – and the Natural Beginnings Association on the occasion of the inscription of midwifery on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

At today's session, the Government adopted the first measures aimed at protecting the public health system. These measures will be particularly important after 1 March, when the withdrawal of overtime consents by doctors who decided to take this step during the Fides strike will take effect.

On Monday, 8 January 2024, the Government appointed the Government negotiation team for the negotiation of the strike demands of the Union of Doctors and Dentists of Slovenia – Fides, and today invited it to start negotiations on a solution to the strike demands.

Every year on 10 October, World Mental Health Day is celebrated to raise awareness about the importance of mental health. This year’s day is under the slogan "Mental health is a universal human right" and is an opportunity to improve knowledge, strengthen empowerment and encourage action. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has declared 2023 the Slovenian Year of Mental Health.

On the basis of the implementation of temporary measures referred to in Article 15 of the Act on Emergency Measures to Ensure the Stability of the Healthcare System (ZNUZSZS) and based on analyses conducted, data were obtained on the utilization and responsiveness of the healthcare system to measures which require immediate state intervention in order to adjust the established Act.

The 9th session of the Small Countries Initiative, which has been operating under the aegis of the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2013, was held in Luxembourg on May 10-12. Slovenia has also participated in the Initiative since 2019. The subject of the meeting, which was attended by State Secretary Azra Herceg and a delegation from Slovenia, was the promotion of health and well-being.