
Minister of Health of Belarus welcomed Belarusbank’s investment into renewal of ambulance vehicles in rural areas and small towns
Belarusbank and the Ministry of Health have signed an agreement to launch a new social initiative titled "Affordable Medical Care with Belarusbank." This project aims to modernize the fleet of medical vehicles serving healthcare institutions in rural areas and small...

Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 3 of a 3-part series
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Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 2 of a 3-part series
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Ever-growing health expenditure and mandatory social health insurance: what’s next? – Part 1 of a 3-part series
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The Minister of Health of Belarus approved Workplan for 2023, aiming for more efficient financing
The Minister of Health of Belarus Dmirtii Pinevich approved the Workplan for the Ministry of Health (MoH) for 2023. The workplan summarized current projects and activities performed in 2022 and outlined the work priorities for 2023.Among ongoing activities, the...

Belarus monitors health workers’ salary growth after cancelling COVID-related payments
From July 1, Belarus canceled COVID-19 related allowances (additional payments) for doctors and nurses working with COVID-19 positive patients, but introduced new permanent bonuses, which are tied to a percentage of the salary, depending on the complexity and...

Belarus is changing its Constitution to enhance the right to free, state-funded access to medical care
Belarus is changing its Constitution. In March, the President of Belarus signed a decree on the creation of a Constitutional Commission of 36 people, which gave a start to practical work on changing the basic law of the country. Now, as of November 28, 2011, Head...

Belarus hosted an inter-country meeting to launch CIS telemedicine program
Capital of Belarus, Minsk hosted a meeting of the Working Group on the integration of national e-health systems of CIS Member States. Agenda was centered around the development of a Roadmap for telemedicine in the CIS. While welcoming the participants of the...
Belarus is developing a vaccine against COVID-19 hoping to release it for mass use in 2023
Health Minister of Belarus Dmitry Pinevich (on the photo) announced that by 2023 the home-grown vaccine made in Belarus would be released for mass use. This information was made public when the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko visited the high-tech biological...