Government to provide 1.5 billion for investments in health care

The Czech government agreed on Monday to provide 1.5 billion crowns, or nearly 80 million US dollars, for strategic investment in health care, Prime Minister Jan Fischer told a news conference in Prague on Monday. Nine hospitals, including teaching hospitals in Prague, Brno, Olomouc and Ostrava, are supposed to receive the earmarked funds after the deal is agreed by the regions’ governors in early April, Mr Fischer added. The prime minister said the investment projects to be supported by the government were “central priorities” and that some of them were extremely urgent.

Author: Jan Richter