Romania’s Health Minister Attila Cseke told a news conference Tuesday that 111 healthcare units of the 435 hospitals administered by the ministry and local authorities will merge and 71 will become nursing homes or permanent assistance units. read more...

Romanian pharmacies may issue algocalmin and other drugs containing metamizole without prescription only until April 1, although some producers are authorized to sell these products as prescription-only as of February. read more...

Health Ministry specialists have announced that there is no influenza epidemic in Romania, but they have provided the national healthcare network with a series of recommendations. read more...

A 53 year-old man in Bistrita Nasaud, northern Romania, who had been diagnosed with AH1N1 flu, died in hospital Friday night. read more...

Several AH1N1 cases were confirmed on Thursday in several cities across the country, Romanian news agency Mediafax informs. A man from Satu Mare, North Romania and is in a severe condition in hospital. The virus was also confirmed in the women in Constanta, South East Romania and on a man in Suceava North Romania and Craiova, South Romania. read more...

A 39-year-old woman in Arad, western Romania, who has recently returned from Italy, has been diagnosed with the AH1N1 flu virus, local health department representatives said Wednesday. read more...

A teenager in Calarasi, southern Romania, and a four-year-old child in the southeastern city of Galati have been diagnosed with AH1N1 flu and are isolated at home and receiving treatment, local public health department representatives said Tuesday. read more...

The third large private hospital of Bucharest, Sanador, will deliver the first consultations in early February, when the official opening is also scheduled. read more...

Eight dialysis clinics owned by the specialised unit of Euromedic healthcare services group will be taken over by Fresenius Medical Care in Romania, as part of a 485m-euro international deal involving a total of 70 clinics. read more...

Romania registered a third AH1N1-related death this year, as a 23 year-old woman died Tuesday in hospital in Ploiesti, southern Romania. read more...

A 29 year-old woman diagnosed with the AH1N1 virus has died in hospital in Iasi, eastern Romania, the second swine flu-related death in Romania over the past three days. read more...

More than half of the 20 best-selling OTC drugs in Romania are used in the treatment of pain or for colds and flu, reveals a ZF analysis based on data provided by IMS Health research firm. read more...

Algocalmin and other drugs containing metamizole will only be available on prescription by August 2011, Romania’s National Medicine Agency said Monday. read more...

A 60 year-old Romanian man diagnosed with AH1N1 flu and admitted in serious condition at a hospital in Iasi, eastern Romania, has died in the hospital, the local public health department said Monday. read more...

Health insurance houses throughout Romania will resume activity Monday after a halt caused by problems with the integrated IT system used to keep tabs on social healthcare contributions, head of the National Health Insurance House Lucian Duta said Sunday. read more...

The number of medical leaves granted last year in Romania decreased 45% compared to 2009 following the introduction of a stricter system, the Health Ministry said in a press release Thursday. read more...

Romania is not facing a flu epidemic and the four cases of infection with the AH1N1 and AH3N2 viruses registered between January 3 and January 9, 2011 have been isolated, the Health Ministry said Wednesday. read more...

Health insurance houses throughout Romania have halted activity until Monday to fix problems with the IT system used to keep tabs on social healthcare contributions. read more...

A new way of paying family doctors, budget guidelines for drug prescription, a 70% limit on hospital headcount expenses, the elimination of the exception allowing retail pharmacies to be opened in malls, these are some of the novelties of 2011 in the healthcare system. read more...

Romanians without income will have to pay monthly health insurance contributions in the amount of 37 lei (EUR1=RON4.2581), or 5.5% of the minimum wage, unless they are registered as receiving some form of social assistance. read more...