Delegation of the Moldovan Ministry of Health visits Lithuania

Under the Moldova Governance Threshold Program, a delegation from the Moldovan Ministry of Health visited Lithuania for a study tour on health care reform from November 10 – 15.   The Moldova delegation, including the Vice Minister of Health and four chairpersons of the Ministry working groups on reform, held meetings with the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and various health care organizations.  Discussions focused on health care guidelines and protocols, licensing of medical professionals, accreditation for health care providers, quality assurance, and public procurement procedures.   “We saw first-hand how the systems we want to implement in Moldova work in practice.  Learning from our colleagues, who have gone through similar reforms, will add value to our planning and implementation processes,” stated Mircea Buga, Vice Minister of Health. Lithuania, a country of similar size and population of Moldova, recently implemented health care reforms similar to those planned in Moldova.  The visit laid the foundation for a long-term partnership between the Lithuanian and Moldovan health care authorities with representatives of the Lithuanian Ministry of Health and the State Patient Fund expressing readiness to sign a formal agreement of collaboration between the Moldovan Ministry of Health and their organizations.

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