Thursday, 19 May 2011

Forty-Seventh Sitting of the Committee on Health and the Family

At the sitting held on 19 May, the members of the Committee on Health and the Family reviewed and accepted the Health Council of Serbia 2010 Regular Annual Activity Report of 20 April 2011.


The Committee went on to review the proposed conclusions on the reviewed information on the activities of the Ministry of Health in 2010 and for the period January-March 2011, as well as the Health Council of Serbia 2010 Regular Annual Activity Report, prepared by the Committee’s Working Group.

By a majority of votes, the Committee members adopted the following conclusions on the reviewed Information on the activities of the Ministry of Health in 2010:
  1. The Committee reviewed and accepted the Information on the activities of the Ministry of Health in 2010,
  2. The Committee deems that, despite the deteriorating socio-economic situation and economic crisis, the Ministry managed to ensure stability and sustainability of the health care system, as well as ensure the continuation of the planned health care system reform in 2010,
  3. The Committee accepts the priorities set by the Ministry of Health for 2011.
Regarding the reviewed Information on the activities of the Ministry of Health for the period January-March 2011, the Committee members adopted the following conclusions by a majority of votes:
  1. The Committee reviewed and accepted the Information on the activities of the Ministry of Health for the period January-March 2011,
  2. The Committee noted the replacement of the competent minister and the fact that to a degree, it impeded the work of the Ministry of Health in the abovementioned period,
  3. It pointed out the need to add a report on international activity of the representatives of the Ministry of Health and a more detailed report on the realisation of projects to some parts of the Information in the upcoming period.
By a majority of votes, the Committee members adopted the following conclusions on the Health Council of Serbia 2010 Regular Annual Activity Report, which it submits to the National Assembly for debate and ruling:
  1. The National Assembly accepts the Health Council of Serbia 2010 Regular Annual Activity Report,
  2. The National Assembly notes the difficulties in the functioning of the Health Council stemming from the lack of material requirements for work thus the National Assembly demands that the competent authorities secure all the requirements necessary for the unimpeded work and functioning of this body as soon as possible,
  3. In addition the issues it considered in 2010, in the upcoming period the Health Council should focus more on performing its duties from article 154 of the Health Care Law, particularly to consider and propose measures to resolve the problems in the areas of: expert supervision of the work of health care institutions; prevention, early detection and suppression of chronic non-infectious diseases; increased efficiency, availability and rationalisation of expenses on all levels of health care provision.
The sitting was chaired by Committee Chairman Dr Paja Momcilov.

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  • 10.00 - continuation of the Eighth Extraordinary Session of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, 14th Legislature (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 10.30 - the members of the PFG with Italy, the Holy See and the Sovereign Order of Malta meet with the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 3)

  • 11.00 - the Head and members of the PFG with the Benelux meet with a delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 11.50 - the National Assembly Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the European Integration Committee and the Committee members meet with the delegation of the Belgian Federal Parliament (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 2)

  • 12.00 - press conference of the Party of Freedom and Justice Parliamentary Group (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, Central Hall)

  • 12.00 - the National Assembly Speaker at the opening ceremony of the Conference of Parliament Speakers of EU Candidate Countries (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)

  • 12.15 - the Serbian youth, members of the folklore group “Morava”, Cleveland, Ohio, visit the National Assembly House (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square)

  • 15.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Chairman of the Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada (Palace of Serbia, 2 Mihajlo Pupin Boulevard, Belgrade)

  • 16.45 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Moldovan Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

  • 17.30 - the National Assembly Speaker meets with the Georgian Parliament Speaker (National Assembly House, 13 Nikola Pasic Square, hall 1)

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