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The Star
04-07-2025
- Health
- The Star
Norway, Ukraine sign health partnership deal to strengthen medical cooperation
OSLO, July 4 (Xinhua) -- Norway and Ukraine have signed a comprehensive health partnership agreement aimed at deepening cooperation and improving healthcare services, the Norwegian government announced in a press release on Friday. The agreement was signed earlier this week in Kyiv by Norway's Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre and Ukraine's Minister of Health Viktor Liashko during Vestre's multi-day visit to Ukraine. The new partnership seeks to facilitate direct exchanges between health authorities, educational institutions, and medical professionals from both countries. Vestre emphasized the mutual benefits of the cooperation. "We can learn a lot from Ukraine in areas such as how to organize a health service in war, civil-military cooperation and the use of technology. From Norway's side, we can assist Ukraine in areas such as mental health, rehabilitation and antimicrobial resistance," he noted. Norway's support to Ukraine's health sector is part of the broader Nansen Program, which channels both civilian and military assistance. Vestre said his visit provided valuable insight into how Norway's contributions are benefiting Ukraine's health services. Norway's aid to Ukraine's health sector is mainly delivered through major international organizations such as the World Bank, the World Health Organization, and the Council of Europe Development Bank. Norway also provides humanitarian support to Ukraine, including medical evacuations and treatment for Ukrainian patients in Norwegian hospitals.
Local Norway
17-03-2025
- Health
- Local Norway
EXPLAINED: How Norway plans to modernise its GP system
The government said the changes were being made to make the GP system more flexible and accessible for patients. Among the measures, Norway's government said that it would ensure that all GP practices offer patients video appointments . 'There are far more citizens who want video consultations than those who receive that offer today,' it added. In addition to the video consultations, general practitioners would also be available via telephone or text when suitable. A new pilot scheme would also be tested, allowing patients to have a digital consultation with another doctor if their current GP was unavailable. 'The GP should still be the residents' first choice, but if the GP is not available or the time is not suitable, you should have the opportunity to choose to have a digital consultation with another doctor with whom the municipality has an agreement, if the inquiry is suitable for that,' Minister of Health and Care Services Jan Christian Vestre said. In recent years, Norway has struggled with a GP crisis, which left up to 181,000 people without a GP last year, making regular appointments with a GP hard to come by for many. Advertisement Vestre told broadcaster TV 2 that he wanted the public health service to compete with popular private providers like Dr Dropin and Volvat. 'We want the public general medical service to be so good that it is the citizens' first choice. Then we must also keep up with the times and offer digital solutions that satisfy the expectations people have in modern Norway,' he said. The government wants to ensure that all GPs allow patients to book appointments online via the Helsenorge digital public health platform. However, the vast majority of clinics already have this option available. The latest measures come after the health minister said last week he wanted to change the regulations to allow GPs to work until they were 80 if they wished. READ ALSO: What foreigners in Norway need to know about healthcare costs
