Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaitė has decided not to approve Defense Minister Juozas Olekas of the Social Democrats as caretaker health minister due to his discredited reputation in the story of "golden spoons."
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Lithuania's Health Minister MP Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday had the potential of becoming the prime minister and the president, says Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius.
Lithuania will hold a state funeral for Health Minister Juras Požela who passed away on Sunday.
Tension continues to run high after the elections. The opposition parties have exerted dominance over their incumbent colleagues in single-mandate electoral districts as well where veteran politicians have had to concede to new challengers, being left in second places at best. Even fame has done lit...
The condition of Lithuanian Healthcare Minister Juras Požela, who is being treated at Vilnius University's Santariškės hospital for acute pancreatitis, is improving, Prime Minister Algirdas Butkevičius has said.
Lithuania's Healthcare Minister Juras Požela remains in Vilnius University's Santariškės Clinic with acute pancreatitis. Doctors say his condition is serious, but stable.
Lithuania's Healthcare Minister Juras Požela, who has been hospitalized with acute pancreatitis, is treated in intensive care and his condition is "serious", DELFI reports. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Healthcare Minister Juras Požela is in hospital, the spokeswoman for Santariškės Clinics in Vilnius has confirmed. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
After a ruling from the Supreme Administrative Court of Lithuania, the Ministry of Health will be forced to overturn its decree on mandatory vaccination for children in kindergarten. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė vetoed strict restrictions on assisted reproduction to allow couples to choose a method of infertility treatment that fits their moral values, her advisor said on Tuesday.
Lithuania's opposition Liberal Movement party is asking President Dalia Grybauskaitė to veto a law on assisted reproduction that was passed by the parliament (Seimas) this week. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.
Lithuania's parliament (Seimas) on Tuesday gave a green light to provisions of the Artificial Insemination Law that make artificial insemination easier.
If Lithuania introduces a ban on abortion, women will still be able to terminate pregnancy in another EU country and the procedure will have to be covered by their Lithuanian health insurance, says Healthcare Minister Juras Požela.
Minister of Health Juras Požėla discussed some of the changes to alcohol laws that the Ministry of Health will propose to combat alcoholism in Lithuania.
The Lithuanian government has endorsed an action plan for 2016 to reduce alcohol consumption in the country.
Lithuania's new Healthcare Minister Juras Požėla says that while patients should not be made to pay for services at the country's public healthcare institutions, global trends point to health services growing more expensive in the future.
The Seimas Committee on Health Affairs will be meeting to consider adding children's meningitis vaccines to the list of compensated medicines in Lithuania and including in the calendar of preventative vaccines for children as well.
Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaitė on Thursday appointed Juras Požela of the Social Democratic Party as the country's new health minister.
