because the level of social assistance (through social payments) for lonely people without resources,
including the elderly is inadequate, and the right to health care is not guaranteed to all people
deprived of financial resources.63
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection responded that “the inclusion in the
list of categories of persons insured by the Government of uninsured persons caring for a child up
to 2 years old, involves a complex and staged approach of reviewing the regulatory framework in
the field... Any initiative to extend the categories of insured persons at the expense of the State shall
be identified as the financial coverage of this initiative. "64.
The People's Advocate does not consider the arguments presented in the context of ensuring a
fundamental human right as being plausible and recommends to the Government to identify the
necessary resources for the inclusion of these categories of persons in the list of those insured by
the Government.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Development of health policies appropriate to rare diseases with the initiation of
control over financial resources, for the early diagnosis of rare diseases.
Development of an effective regulatory framework for investigating and solving
cases of medical errors and malpractice.
Revision by the National Council for Evaluation and Accreditation in Health of the
criteria for evaluation and accreditation of medical-sanitary institutions in terms of respect
for human rights.
Organizing the initial and continuous trainings of the medical workers in the field of
medical legislation and human rights in order to ensure the observance of the patient's
rights within the accomplishment of the medical care;
The management of medical devices must become a priority in the state health
policy, and a coherent policy in this field can contribute to improving the cost /
effectiveness ratio of using advanced medical technologies, increasing patient safety and
last but not least, increasing the quality of the medical care. It is necessary to develop a
63
Conclusions relating to articles from the thematic group „Health, social security and social protection”, European
Social Charter, European Committee of Social Rights Conclusions 2017 Republic of Moldova, January 2018, page 3436 - https://www.ecoi.net/en/file/local/1425569/1226_1519804343_cr-2017-mda-eng.pdf;
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Letter of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection no. 17/155 of 14.01.2020;
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