6. 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.
7. Specialists need training in communication, and patients need to be educated to a higher
degree of responsibility for their own health.
8. Reviewing state policies in the field in the light of the human rights approach.
9. Implementation of recommendations of international and regional bodies for the protection
of human rights.
Unfortunately, we found that these recommendations have not been fully implemented so far.
Or, from the official answer provided by the MHLSP, it results that regarding the rare diseases, at
the moment the act was established by a working group, composed of representatives on the fields
of competence, which will elaborate the National Program for Rare Disease Control. Currently, the
MHLSP provides the diagnosis and treatment from the state budget of a limited number of rare
diseases, the annual amounts for this area are increasing.
For adults with disabilities caused by rare diseases, the state provides access to rehabilitation
and resocialization services as well as for all people with disabilities.
With regard to the rehabilitation of children with rare diseases that have affected the nervous
system, they are offered rehabilitation treatment at the Republican Rehabilitation Center for
children up to 3 years old, being included in early intervention programs.
In terms of training, the Ombudsman appreciates the fact that within the Nicolae Testemitanu
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, the Center of Excellence “Raisa Pacalo”, the Medical
Colleges and the Center for Continuing Medical Education of the medical and pharmaceutical staff
are included topics such as: medical law; patients' access to health care; informed patient consent;
confidentiality of personal health data.
Regarding the procedure for elaborating the normative framework for investigating and
solving cases of medical errors and malpractice, MHLSP as a central specialized body of public
administration, whose mission is to analyze the situation and problems in the field, to develop
effective public policies, to monitor the quality of policies and normative acts, initiated at the
moment the elaboration of the draft law on medical malpractice.
Even if some aspects regarding medical malpractice are currently stipulated only partially in
Article 213 of the Criminal Code, and the civil legislation of the Republic of Moldova allows, to
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