Health care
The government is meeting urgently to consider a proposal to introduce an environmental danger regime in the Dniester river basin for 15 days.
In the last few years, Moldova has suddenly become a new popular destination for medical tourism, attracting patients from all over Europe and other countries.
The Government of Moldova initiated the activation of the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism for a rapid response to oil spills in the Dniester River. Additionally, the involvement of the Ministry of Defense was requested with military personnel, vehicles and pieces of equipment.
Moldova has requested technical assistance from Romania to eliminate the consequences of the pollution of the Dniester River with oil products. Romania can provide specialized equipment and additional filters to purify the water and prevent further spread of pollution.
All data on insurance medicine will be concentrated in a single information system. The Government will introduce amendments to the concept and regulations for the use of the Integrated Information System “Compulsory Medical Insurance” (IIS OMI). The amendments will make it possible to unite a number of disparate information systems into a single resource. It is expected that this will improve data exchange between participants in the system, which today provides fragmented and not always complete information.
The Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (AMDM) has withdrawn two drugs used in eye surgery, Appavisk PFS and Appavisk Ophthalmic Surgical Solution, from the medical device market.
One million lei is envisaged in the prevention fund for 2026 for the implementation of disease prevention projects and promotion of a healthy lifestyle, with a focus on the prevention of alcohol consumption.
In the first two months of 2026, the National Health Insurance Company accumulated revenues of more than 1.8 billion lei in the compulsory health insurance funds (CHIF). Compared to the same period of 2025, they increased by 195 million lei (or 12%).
The government approved two stricter regulations: new rules for the official control of residues of pharmacologically active substances in products of animal origin and requirements for the safety of fertilizers.
UPDATED. The European School Survey on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), soon to be launched in Moldova, shows the availability and significant increase in the use of e-cigarettes among schoolchildren. This is of concern to public health professionals, educators and officials.
Two batches of chicken meat, one from Ukraine and the other from Poland, imported to Latvia were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
The government plans to increase subsidies to employers for hiring people with disabilities.
Women in Moldova are building careers, creating businesses, and participating in politics, but “gender” barriers still remain. They still receive, on average, less than men. To “catch up” with the average man, a woman would have to work until February 27 next year.
UNICEF expressed deep concern over the mass deaths of children in Iran following a strike on a girls’ elementary school in Minab on February 28.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics, at the beginning of 2025, the number of women in the total population of Moldova continued to prevail among the population with usual place of residence, amounting to 1,276,300 women compared to 1,105,000 men (53.6% of women and 46.4% of men).
That is, there were 87 men per 100 women.
In 2026, 76 million lei is allocated from the state budget for the rehabilitation of veterans’ health in sanatoriums. The National Social Insurance Fund distributes health resort treatment vouchers through the territorial social insurance funds.
At a government meeting today, Iuliana Albu was appointed director-general of the Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices.
The European Commission will organize an information day for the European research ecosystem on March 18, 2026 on the Horizon Europe calls for proposals.
Scientists from the University of Oregon (USA) have developed hyperthermic magnetic nanoparticles designed to contribute to the destruction of cancerous tumors by localized heating of malignant cells to +50 ° C under the influence of a magnetic field.
Moldovan scientists have made important advances in nanotechnology. According to Ion Tighineanu, president of the Moldovan Academy of Sciences, nanotechnology is now used literally everywhere – from smartphones to anti-aging cosmetic creams. But they are especially important for health care.
