An expert mission by the European Commission, focusing on the legislative framework for the digitalisation of healthcare and Moldova’s integration into the European Health Data Space, has concluded in Chișinău. The main focus was on the protection of medical information, electronic prescriptions and the use of data for scientific research.
The mobilisation of domestic and external resources was a key theme at the regional conference ‘Investing in Social Protection Systems’, held today at the Palace of the Republic as part of International Day of Care and Support. International development partners reaffirmed their readiness to expand financial and technical support for the country’s social protection systems within the framework of the regional programme.
Following the tragedy in Soroca, several politicians have called on the authorities to simplify the procedure for registering applications for energy compensation, particularly for the elderly and those with reduced mobility.
The woman who died in hospital after falling ill whilst waiting to submit her application for energy compensation at Soroca Town Hall had recently been discharged from hospital. According to the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection, she was with her husband at the time of the incident.
In Soroca, a woman who had come to claim energy subsidies died in hospital after waiting in a queue for several hours. The Minister for Labour and Social Protection, Natalia Plugaru, stated that the staff processing the applications had called an ambulance, but the woman could not be saved.
The new regulations on medical examinations for employees, which radically change the rules governing them, come into force on 7 November. The costs of these examinations will be covered by the employer and, in some cases, from the Mandatory Health Insurance Fund (FOMS).
The General Inspectorate for Migration reported that, as at 1 November 2026, 62,262 people in Moldova had temporary protection status.
Over 100,000 applications for energy compensation were registered on the first day, of which approximately 80,000 were submitted online. The figures were presented by the Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Natalia Plugaru, who visited Cimișlia to check how the registration process was proceeding.
Twenty-nine healthcare organisations in England, which NHS England classifies as benefiting from the digital platform developed by the US company Palantir, have stated that the system has not yet been launched or that its applications are not being used.
The UN Committee on the Rights of Women has published its conclusions on Angola, Cape Verde, the Cook Islands, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Paraguay, Moldova and Togo.
