AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoHealth Policy & Access: Slovenia’s new centre-right government is pushing a faster, more practical approach in healthcare governance, with plans to boost activity from the Health Insurance Institute (ZZZS) and tackle neglected EU directive implementation. Public Health & Work: Germany’s proposed sick-note crackdown is being criticized for focusing on symptoms and paperwork rather than root causes like understaffing and mental health strain in healthcare and education. Cardiovascular Risk: A major JAMA study reports high LDL (“bad”) cholesterol caused 3.6 million deaths worldwide in 2023, with one-third of the global burden concentrated in India and China—driven by population growth and ageing. Infectious Disease Trends: Eurostat data shows viral hepatitis deaths in the EU fell to 3,172 in 2023 (lowest since 2011), while Latvia still has the highest per-capita death rate and Slovenia remains among the lowest. Local Health & Environment: Slovenia’s environment minister Polona Rifelj says health protection and clean drinking water are top priorities in a legal fight over the C0 canal case, aiming to avoid years of duplicated court procedures. HealthTech Investment: Ljubljana genomics platform GenePlanet secured strategic investment from Lauxera Capital Partners to expand clinical, research, and preventive genetic testing across more than 50 markets.
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