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Macedonia 30.01.19 | 15:11

Series of errors, blunders and incidents plague Healthcare Minister Filipce’s department

A series of distressing events in the public healthcare system raise doubts whether Minister Venko Filipce suffers only from PR problems, or is badly mishandling the department altogether. Filipce was in hot water over the weekend when he admitted that he fake-vaccinated his niece in an attempt to disperse...
Macedonia 30.01.19 | 13:34

New law will allow abortion on demand until the 22nd week

The Macedonian Government adopted a new draft law on abortion which will allow late term abortions, so that the baby can be terminated until the end of 22 weeks of gestation. Healthcare Ministry informed that the law will now be submitted to the Parliament. According to the Ministry, this is being done...
Macedonia 04.01.19 | 21:17

Healthcare Minister Filipce threatens critics of vaccination with criminal charges

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce has threatened criminal charges against people who discourage vaccination through social media. A move to declare a measles epidemic in Skopje, after a dozen new cases, sparked heated arguments on social media, especially given a recent flat-footed PR campaign by Filipce...
Macedonia 04.01.19 | 12:45

Healthcare Minister Filipce attempts to calm down vaccination fears

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce informed the parents that they have the right to check the certificates and the producer of the MMR vaccines before they immunize their children, as concerns grow in the country after a measles epidemic was declared in the capital Skopje with some 10 new cases. Filipce...
Macedonia 27.12.18 | 15:07

Healthcare Minister alarmed after report that half of 1 year old children have not received the MMR vaccine

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the number of children who have not received the MMR vaccine has reached an alarming rate of 50 percent for those born in 2017 and that this will require banning unvaccinated children from attending school. – About 20 percent of all children enrolled...
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