Health care
The National Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Moldova (NAAD) has concluded a cooperation agreement with the International Testing Agency (ITA). The partnership is aimed at strengthening anti-doping compliance monitoring and building confidence in Moldovan sport.
A cochlear implant for 440 thousand lei was the most expensive case of treatment in 2025. Overall, more than 8.5 billion lei were allocated for inpatient medical care in the country. This is more than half of the funds accumulated in the compulsory health insurance funds during the year.
The National Health Insurance Company (CNAM) has transferred more than LE 1 billion 30 million in advance to health service providers for services to be rendered to the population in April.
Young people who experience social anxiety are more likely to be drawn into excessive use of social networks – this is the conclusion reached by psychologists from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. The study showed that it’s not just the habit of “flipping through the feed,” but a deeper psychological mechanism.
Moldova is implementing new procedures for the registration of medicines and changing the approach to placing them on the market. The Government adopted a regulation on the procedure for authorization and placing on the market medicinal products for human use.
More than 20 hours a week on the computer? You should see a doctor! Since April, a new regulation on medical examinations for employees exposed to occupational risks has been in force.
The Internet has long been a part of everyday life, and its impact on the brain is increasingly controversial. On the one hand, excessive screen time, especially for young people, can have a negative impact on cognitive function. On the other hand, research shows that judicious use of digital technologies can support brain health, especially in adulthood.
Acts on accidents at work with temporary loss of working capacity, which are completed by the employer and the State Labor Inspectorate, will be combined into one form.
In 2025, the system of specialized outpatient care recorded over six million visits to specialists. The most frequent appointments were to obstetricians-gynecologists, orthopedists-traumatologists, neurologists, ophthalmologists and surgeons.
The desire for a “perfectly correct” diet – orthorexia (the word is derived from ortho and rexia, which can literally be translated from Greek as “the right appetite”) – is increasingly becoming a subject of discussion among specialists, although this condition is still not officially recognized as a separate disease. The term was proposed by physician Steven Bratman back in 1997, when he drew attention to a paradox: the desire to eat healthy can turn into an obsession and start to harm a person.
There are more than 165 thousand people with disabilities in Moldova, which is about the same as one Gagauzia or half of Transnistria. And the main problem for them is not the meager payments (although this is also a significant factor), but the basic accessibility. Transportation, infrastructure, education are still inaccessible for a significant part of these people.
Products traditionally considered healthy do not always live up to the image either. The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) informs the public about the detention and return to the manufacturer of a batch of imported pumpkin seeds weighing a total of 15 tons. The product posed a health risk to consumers.
The Ministry of Health announced the procurement of consulting services for the elaboration of the Plan of regionalization of hospital services until 2030. The state budget allocated 8 million lei (excluding VAT) for the preparation of the document.
A total of eight countries, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania and Poland, reported PM2.5 concentrations exceeding 15 micrograms per cubic meter, well above the 5 µg/m³ level considered safe by WHO.
New medical equipment worth 207,000 lei was installed at the health center from Singerei, which will allow patients to get the necessary tests on the spot.
UPDATED. Moldova plans to significantly toughen liability for drug-related offenses – from plant cultivation to possession and use. The size of fines will be increased several times.
The Environment Ministry has reported the detection of a new transfer of oil products on the Dniester River. According to the ministry, new pollution spots were registered near the bridge near the village of Ungur in Ocnita district.
The modern world creates a sense of constant communication, but in reality people are less and less likely to communicate out loud. Psychologists have come to this conclusion after analyzing data from recent years: the volume of daily oral speech is gradually decreasing.
Collaboration in the fight against antimicrobial resistance (AMR) as part of the integrated One Health approach was the key theme of the annual meeting of the EUP OHAMR consortium in Vienna. Moldova was represented at the event by the National Agency for Research and Development (ANCD).
The Government has revised the system for covering the costs of medical examinations of employees. The costs will be covered mainly by the employer, and in some cases from FOMS (compulsory health insurance funds).
