Health

Copays for specialist doctor appointments rising from €5 to €20 from April 1

Starting April 1, appointment fees, or copays, for specialist medical care and emergency room (ER) visits will rise from €5 to €20. Pensioners, registered unemployed individuals, pregnant people and recipients [..]

Cholera suspected in Estonia after more than 31 years

A sample taken from a child who returned to Estonia from abroad with family is being analyzed at the Health Board’s infectious diseases laboratory, with initial testing confirming cholera. The [..]

Billions left behind on the path to Universal Health Coverage

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, revealing an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing [..]