News about Health care
Estonia ranked first in the world on the 2026 Rumavi Global Relocation Index thanks to its banking infrastructure, business environment, and property rights protections for non-citizens.
Patients with cancer can receive chemotherapy at district hospitals. As of August 3, this service is also available to patients from the Anenii Noi and Soroca districts.
Approximately 12 million lei were invested in the modernization of health care services for women and children in the Republic of Moldova as part of projects implemented with the support of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
Organizers of drug dens face up to 15 years in prison. Authorities are tightening penalties for setting up places where illegal substances are used. The relevant bill was passed on its second reading and will take effect on August 28 of this year.
A unified information system will bring together the full range of information on workplace risk factors, their impact on workers, medical examinations, and occupational diseases.
Nearly all citizens who paid the fixed premium for mandatory health insurance in the first half of 2026 used the government’s MPay service. These figures were presented at a meeting of the Board of the National Health Insurance Company (CNAM).
Medpark, Moldova’s largest private clinic, ended 2025 with impressive growth in its financial performance. The medical facility’s revenue increased by 10% to 871 million lei, compared to 793 million lei a year earlier. Net profit grew even more—by 15%—to 131.5 million lei.
Health Minister Alexandru Gasnash stated that the new information system for monitoring drug inventories will enable the government to identify the risks of shortages in advance and take measures before drug shortages affect patients. The government has approved the concept for the system—the first national platform that will provide centralized oversight of drug availability throughout the country.
The fields of study in higher education will be expanded to include six new programs: “Furniture Design”, “Geographic Information Systems (GIS)”, “Geography of Tourism”, “Bioinformatics”, “Pharmaceutical Care”, and “Sports Travel and Tourism”. The corresponding decision was approved today, July 29, at a government meeting.
The Moldovan government has approved health regulations to ensure the quality of bathing water.
Each parent will be entitled to 45 calendar days of parental leave until the child reaches the age of three.
The Ministry of Health has ordered an urgent quality inspection of intravenous catheters used in pediatric medical facilities in the municipality of Chisinau. The relevant institutions will be instructed to submit all complaints, reports, and information regarding the measures taken. In addition, plans are in place to collect samples and identify an accredited laboratory to test them.
A 15-year-old teenager was given a new lease on life after receiving a liver transplant from a living donor. The complex surgery was successfully performed by specialists at the Timofey Moshnyaga Republican Clinical Hospital in collaboration with a team of doctors from the Institute of Mother and Child.
The Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices is changing its approach to inspections: oversight will be conducted on a risk-based basis. The new methodology is designed to improve the efficiency, transparency, and predictability of inspections for businesses.
Moldova will need approximately 2.04 billion euros to modernize its sewer and wastewater treatment systems in accordance with EU requirements. Due to the significant costs involved, the reform will be implemented in phases, and some of these costs may affect rates in the future.
In July, the Medicines Commission of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AMDM) approved the registration of 39 drugs. Of these, 33 were registered for the first time on the Moldovan market, while six others were re-registered.
In the first six months of 2026, 27 people, including five children, drowned in Moldovan bodies of water. The National Public Health Agency (ANSP) released these figures as the summer season gets underway, a time when the number of water-related incidents tends to rise.
The Ministry of Finance has prepared another change for freelancers. It has been incorporated into the payment notice regarding their tax obligations.
The number of wildfires in Europe has increased by 57% over the past four years, and this trend is expected to intensify in the coming years due to climate change. The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued this warning.
A new review of studies has settled the debate over the safe amount of coffee for one’s health. The American Heart Association (AHA) has concluded that most healthy adults can safely drink up to five cups of black coffee a day. Moreover, moderate coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of several cardiovascular diseases.
