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21.01.2019|Ministry of Social Affairs
Finns can buy medicines with a digital prescription in Estonia
From today, January 21, it will be possible to buy prescription medicines from Estonian pharmacies with a digital prescription issued in Finland. Estonians will have the opportunity to buy prescription drugs outside Estonia by the end of 2019. Estonia and Finland will become the first two countries in Europe to exchange digital prescription data.
20.03.2018|Ministry of Social Affairs
Estonia Offers 100,000 Residents Free Genetic Testing
Estonia has started a program to recruit and genotype 100,000 new biobank participants as part of its National Personalized Medicine programme. Effort aims to develop personalized medicine in national healthcare.
21.12.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
100 000 Estonians will be offered information about their genetic risks
The Estonian Government will allocate 5 million euros next year to a joint development project of the Ministry of Social Affairs, the National Institute for Health Development and the Estonian Genome Center of the University of Tartu. The project aims to collect the genetic data of 100 000 people and integrate it into everyday medical practice by giving people feedback of their personal genetic risks. The general purpose of the project is to boost the development of personalised medicine in Estonia.
21.12.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
Estonian government adopted an action plan to stop the HIV epidemic
Today, at the Cabinet Meeting, the Estonian Government approved the National HIV Action Plan for the years 2017-2025, developed in cooperation of the Ministry of Social Affairs and the National Institute for Health Development.
23.11.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
Joint efforts to enhance evidence-based policy making to stop antimicrobial resistance
Today, 23 November, as part of the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, a high-level meeting in Brussels will focus on the new EU One Health Action Plan to tackle the spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the European Union and evidence-based policy making. The aim of the meeting is to support cooperation in the areas of health, agriculture and the environment in order to accelerate the implementation of intersectoral AMR actions at national, EU and global level.
01.11.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
The Estonian Presidency holds an alcohol policy conference
Today and tomorrow, 30 and 31 October, the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will hold an international conference 'Cross-Border Aspects in Alcohol Policy – Tackling Harmful Use of Alcohol' in Tallinn.
27.10.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
International alcohol policy conference will be held in Tallinn next week
The Estonian Presidency will hold an international conference 'Cross-Border Aspects in Alcohol Policy – Tackling Harmful Use of Alcohol' in Tallinn, on 30-31 October.
19.10.2017
Over 100 European organisations address digital innovation in healthcare
Today, 17 October, at a high-level e-health conference in Tallinn, a joint declaration of e-health organisations was announced to accelerate digital innovation in healthcare.
19.10.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
eHealth Tallinn 2017 focuses on the impact that a digital transformation of healthcare systems could have on society as a whole
Over 600 digital health experts from Europe and across the globe have gathered in Tallinn to exchange knowledge and share best practices as part of the eHealth Tallinn conference.
10.10.2017|Ministry of Social Affairs
Highly anticipated speakers will gather at the eHealth Tallinn conference
The Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, HIMSS Europe, and the European Connected Health Alliance (ECHAlliance) announced the speakers presenting at the high-level conference ‘Health in the Digital Society.