Minister of Health promises a number of investments

3. marec 2015 ob 19.19 • Ljubljana - MMC RTV SLO

Milojka Kolar Celarc predicted the beginning of the real reform of health care for next year. By then the quality information for the reform should be gathered. Foto: MMC RTV SLO/Aljoša Masten

For the first time after a long period of time the health care budget has increased; it is almost by one third larger than in 2014. Thus Minister promises the beginning and continuation of a number of investments, among other things also emergency centres in different parts of Slovenia.

Milojka Kolar Celar presented the results of the work done in the last five months, since she took the leading position at the Ministry of Health. This year the revised budget brings the additional 106.9 million euros for health care, 29% more than allotted in the revised budget for 2014.

"Health care should be considered an investment, and not a cost, or expense," was her comment at the press conference.

According to her, almost all the additional funds will be spent on urgent investments, among others for the completion of the nine out of ten emergency centres in the country, and the second phase of the construction of the diagnostic-therapeutic service, i.e. the new emergency centre in Ljubljana. "In this way all to the Slovenians better and easier accessibility will be granted, especially in life-threatening situations," she announced.