Prosecutor gives up on little Tamara


Prosecutor Natasha Godjovska, who was supposed to prove the system’s mistake for the death of young Tamara Dimovska, who died while awaiting surgery abroad, was a no show at yesterday’s court hearing and withdrew from the case. According to unofficial information, the prosecutor withdrew due to personal reasons, and the prosecution will appoint a new […]

Health ministries of Skopje and Sofia sign cooperation plan


Bulgaria’s Health Minister Kiril Ananiev and his counterpart from Macedonia, Venko Filipce, signed a co-operation plan on January 22, setting out areas where the two ministries will work together over three years, the Health Ministry in Sofia said. The cooperation plan arises from a Cabinet decision in December 2018, which also sets out the objectives, […]

Government to use lawsuits as defense against VMRO-DPMNE


Government ministers and directors will defend themselves with lawsuits against VMRO-DPMNE and its spokespersons, from accusations coming from this party for arranged tenders, problems with medication or news articles with fake content. VMRO-DPMNE says that these threats are in vain. The Ministry of Health is particularly targeted by the opposition party. The latest lawsuit announced […]

Not enough doctors for new employments


There are not enough doctors, especially specialists for the announced wave of new employments in healthcare, warn doctors from other towns in Macedonia who still have problems due to lack of staff. While Health Minister Venko Filipce announces new vacancies in September, they are wondering how to find good staff as doctors and nurses go […]

Still no medication for patients with rare diseases


The tender for the procurement of medicines for rare diseases has been postponed for so long that caused many patients with various diseases to be left without therapy and this endangers the lives of those patients, stated civil society associations. In contrast, Minister of Health Venko Filipce reassures that the tender is completed and that […]

Filipce in “reverse” after finding faulty documentation


Under pressure, accompanied by demands for the resignation of Minister Venko Filipce, the Ministry of Health terminated the tender for the procurement of tests and reagents for blood analyzes worth 35 million euros. The tender is canceled because there are flaws in the submitted documents from the only company that gave a bid for the […]

Health Minister Filipce terminates tender for laboratory reagents


The Ministry of Health has terminated a tender for the procurement of tests and reagents for biochemical, immunological hematological and gas analyzes, Venko Filipce announced on Monday. According to the Health Minister, the €35-million tender was suspended after an initial evaluation detected ‘some irregularities in the documentation.’ Only one company applied for the tender, said […]