Lietuvos Respublikos Seimas 2025 birželio 10 d po pateikimo pritarė Vyriausybės teiktiems Sveikatos sistemos ir Sveikatos draudimo įstatymų projektams. Šiais įstatymų pakeitimų projektais siekiama panaikinti galimybę pacientams, jiems pageidaujant, sumokėti kainų skirtumą pasirinkus sveikatos priežiūros paslaugą, finansuojamą iš sveikatos draudimo fondo lėšų, jeigu jie pasirenka brangesnę medicinos pagalbos priemonę ar vaistus. Tai reikšmingai ribotų paciento, mokančio sveikatos draudimo įmokas, teisę rinktis sveikatos priežiūros paslaugą, taip pat ir sveikatos priežiūros įstaigą. Dėl siūlomo teisinio reguliavimo pokyčių, daliai pacientų kai kurios sveikatos priežiūros paslaugos taptų neprieinamomis, nes būtų reikalaujama mokėti visą... Plačiau

Dalinuosi ką mokslas jau žino ir ko dar nežino apie naują koronavirusą ir jo sukeliamą ligą. Skaitykite... Plačiau

The long-forgotten infectious diseases are re-emerging and new ones are spreading very quickly, so it is important not to lose vigilance! I invite you to listen to the lecture “Why are infectious diseases again relevant?” I talked about this at the republican conference “Healthy teacher is guarantee of successful education”, which you will find... Plačiau

What prompts recurrence of communicable diseases, what challenges we face and what are still to be expected, and brief overview of the incidence of communicable diseases in Lithuania in 2017 in my presentation at the 6th National Conference on Communicable Diseases, which you can find... Plačiau

The Central and Eastern European Meeting on Viral Hepatitis and HIV is an independent program, initiated in 2014 and developed by regional and international Key Opinion Leaders for the medical and scientific community in Eastern and Central European countries. Advances in the treatment of viral hepatitis and HIV are continuing at a rapid and exciting pace, presented and discussed at many large international conferences. Key challenges in the treatment of hepatitis B and C as well as HIV are specific for this region and need to be discussed among clinicians and scientists from these countries. This meeting aims to provide a unique and much needed platform for scientific and medical interchange and education on treatment of VH and HIV. Join us for this focused meeting to address regional... Plačiau

The HIV epidemic in the Baltic countries started about the same time. However, the prevalence of HIV in the general population and high risk groups is different. In all countries, the second decade of HIV epidemic was driven by PWID. The spread of HIV through bridging groups to the general population in EE and LV started earlier than in LT. The example of the Baltic countries shows that if there is no adequate and timely response to the problem of drug addiction (especially in prison settings) the HIV situation can change very quickly. It is natural that after having reached its peak, HIV incidence starts declining. However, since far more people have sex (including MSM) than inject drugs, even if sexual transmission is less infectious, then if not properly managed, this may eventually... Plačiau

“One day I take an interview from the Prime Minister … all my colleagues are turning away from me the next day … and I lose a lung due to tuberculosis.” My interview with TV journalist and TB activist Paula Rusu is available... Plačiau

The 6th National Conference on Communicable Diseases, due to the large number of registered participants (the registration is still ongoing on www.ulac.lt), which will be held from 29th to 30th of November, will be transferred from the Vilnius University Medical Faculty to the Vilnius College Health Care Faculty Hall (Didlaukio St. 45, Vilnius ). I invite you to participate. You can find a traditionally presented analysis of the incidence of communicable diseases in 2017 (English summary at the end)... Plačiau

It’s time to recognize that HIV infection is the same disease as any other chronic illness with which you can live a full life. The world’s lowest estimates suggest that more than 37.6 million people now live with HIV, and 1.8 million still become newly infected every year – there are two new infections for the three people who start taking antiviral medicines. Overview of the HIV / AIDS epidemic peculiarities, evolution of the epidemic in Lithuania, achievements of the global and national response and lessons learned are presented in my latest article “Three Stages of HIV Epidemic”. According to WHO, the world’s HIV epidemic peaked in 1999. Currently, in some regions of the world, the spread of HIV is declining, but not in the Eastern Europe or... Plačiau