Category: Politics
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Short report on measles situation in Czech Republic
The situation is not critical but also not good. Vaccination rates are declining, the number of cases of infection is rising. 94 patients has measles just in Prague since the beginning of the year: There are 154 cases of measles in Czech Republic from January to the end of October 2018. Prior to the introduction of vaccination,…
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TCM in a tight corner
Good news, everyone! For three years the TCM ambulance has been operating at the Hradec Kralové’s University hospital. However, the planned TCM Center’s construction stopped.The new large Center was originally planned as a part of the hospital structures, but in March the Health Ministry’s expert group decided that it could remain at the originally planned site but…
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Catholic Church vs. Istanbul Convention
Czech Rep. is still struggling with the ratification of the Istanbul Convention (Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence). Three changes in Czech law are still waiting to be accepted – penalties for forced marriages, forced sterilization and the adjustment of the limitation period for prosecution for female circumcision. There is…
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The present legal status of the TCM in the Czech Republic
“Endowment Fund to Support Traditional Chinese Medicine and Alternatives” in Prague is preparing commencement of operations of “TCM infocenter”. 20.6.2018 happened one of actions connected with this affair. It was Czech-Chinese meeting of people of various professions. Diplomats involved.Prof. JUDr. Ivo Telec, CSc. had a speech named “The present legal status of the TCM in the Czech Republic” which could…
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Czech-Chinese medicine dance
Medicine sometimes snatches away health, sometimes gives it.– Ovid Center of Traditional Chinese Medicine was opened in Hradec Kralové’s University hospital in June 2015. Opening was in the presence of Chinese Vice-Prime Minister Liu Yandong, Czech and Chinese ministers of Health departments, and Hospital director Roman Prymula.Big show.Inauguration one year later was lead by the…