Czech military able to send maximum of 30 doctors to Slovakia

The Czech military is able to send a maximum of 30 doctors to Slovakia, Defence Minister Alexandr Vondra and Health Minister Leoš Heger agreed on Thursday. The Czech Republic will send military doctors to the neighbouring country to step in temporarily for their colleagues if the Slovak government asks for help. Slovak doctors are quitting en masse in a labour dispute over low salaries; two months ago over a thousand of them handed in their notices which have just expired.