Economic policy / Health Care
This section reports on economic policy initiatives of the Czech government, the EU, and other entities that have a direct impact on the competitiveness of the country. It also includes information on economic priorities of the AmCham and other leading associations.
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Economic Policy: WHO: Number of people over 60 years set to double by 2050; major societal changes required
On 30 September the World Health Organization published their World report on ageing and health 2015. Contrary to widespread assumptions, the report finds that there is very little evidence that the added years of life are being experienced in better health than was the case for previous generatio...
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Economic Policy: EU's and Czech population ageing fast
Currently available data on fertility released by the Czech Ministry of Health show there are around 43 newborns per 1,000 women. This is a significant fall compared with 1990 and the trend is ever stronger. "We are producing more and more things and less and less children," demographer Tomáš Fial...
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Economic Policy: Health in the European Union - facts and figures. Czech Republic has high density of practising physicians
According to the Eurostat Health in the European Union - facts and figures released on 22 July 2015, the Czech Republic has one of the highest regional density of practising physicians across NUTS 2 regions (as of 2011). The Spanish overseas region of the Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta (1 048 practising...
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