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Over 1,800 Ukrainians benefit from Polish healthcare - dep minister

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Almost 2,000 Ukrainian nationals are currently receiving medical care through the Polish health system, a deputy health minister said on Monday.

Inquiry finds irregularities at hospital where pregnant woman died

An inspection carried out by the National Health Fund (NFZ) into the death of a woman who died from pregnancy complications found numerous irregularities in the organisation, implementation and quality of patient services at the hospital that treated her.

Probe launched into hospital after death of pregnant woman

The National Health Fund (NFZ) has launched an inquiry into the death of a pregnant 30-year-old patient at a hospital in the southern town of Pszczyna, an NFZ spokeswoman said on Wednesday.

Poland plans to tax big corporations to prop up healthcare system

The government is planning to introduce a 0.4 percent revenue tax on big corporations to offset a shortfall in funding for the NFZ, the national healthcare system, a deputy finance minister has said.

Higher health fees will bolster national health fund - official

Extra revenue from higher health fees foreseen under the government's Polish New Deal post-pandemic revival plan will be channelled to the National Health Fund (NFZ), a finance ministry official said on Thursday.

Health minister announces bonus for medical staff tackling COVID-19

Medical personnel in Poland engaged in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic will receive a 100-percent pay bonus, the health ministry announced on Monday.

Poland has 521 SARS-CoV-2 testing points - health fund official

There are 521 SARS-CoV-2 testing points currently operating in Poland, Sylwia Wadrzyk, a spokesperson for the National Health Fund (NFZ), told PAP on Friday.

Sugar tax to finance National Health Fund campaigns

Funds coming from a new sugar tax will go to the National Health Fund (NFZ) and will be spent on the effects of civilisational diseases, namely, diabetes, heart and vascular diseases as well as oncological illnesses, the health minister announced on Thursday.

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Tale of thwarted love which inspired Mickiewicz’s greatest works to be turned into epic new film

Titled Uncertainty, the ambitious mega-production promises an intimate portrayal of the young Mickiewicz during a turbulent love affair, which would sow seeds of inspiration, ultimately germinating in works that would go on to become the cornerstone of Poland's literary heritage.

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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