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FAQs: Coronavirus vaccination in Estonia News ERR

WEBThe AstraZeneca vaccine is only being given to people over 50. As part of the European Union's pre-purchase scheme, Estonia has agreements with five …

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Census: Young people have more health problems …

WEBShare of older people limited by health problems has decreased. As expected, the census revealed, that the highest …

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Drug overdose deaths in Estonia continue to rise News ERR

WEBWhile there were a total of 31 deaths due to drug overdoses in Estonia in 2020 and 39 in 2021, in 2022, 80 such deaths were recorded. In the first eight months of …

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Health Board: Flu cases in Estonia up 245 percent on week

WEB41 percent of those to fall ill last week were children, and while morbidity remained steady on week, flu cases went up 245 percent and hospitalizations 60 …

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Health Board reports first case of measles in Estonia in years

WEBMeasles is under close scrutiny by the Health Board because it is a highly contagious viral disease. One infected person can infect up to 18 unvaccinated …

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2022 saw increase in alcohol and drug-related deaths in Estonia

WEBAccording to data from the Estonian Institute of Health Development's (Tervise Arengu Instituut, TAI) Causes of Death Register, last year there were 17,157 …

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Study: Obesity rates on the rise among Estonian schoolchildren

WEBAccording to a 2022 study by the Estonian National Institute for Health Development (TAI), 31 percent of children in the first, fourth and seventh grades were …

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Health official: No set plan for handling refugees' mental health

WEBAccording to the Health Board official, general medical issues and physical traumas are easier to treat. Experiences and insight gained from the COVID pandemic …

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Obesity epidemic continues in Estonia News ERR

WEBAccording to family doctor Diana Ingerainen, obesity in Estonia has reached epidemic levels. Four years ago, health issues caused by obesity outstripped health …

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Health Portal replaces digilugu.ee for good News ERR

WEBThe Health Insurance Fund's project lead Evgeni Nikolaevski said that the portal offers convenient access to health data and functions as a gateway to health …

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Survey: HIV cases have stabilized at high level in Estonia

WEBEstonia ranked third in terms of the number of new HIV cases in the European Union in 2019, after Malta and Latvia. The EU average was 4.9 new HIV …

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Diagnosed mental illness increasingly prevalent among Estonian …

WEBWhile the Estonian state lacks complete statistics on mental illness in children, what existing data shows is that initial mental illness diagnoses in teenagers …

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Health Board shuts Tartu V Spa due to high Legionella bacteria levels

WEBThe Estonian Health Board has detected high levels of the Legionella bacteria, which causes pneumonia, in samples taken from the water pipes of Tartu's V …

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Estonia approaching low tuberculosis burden country status

WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Estonia as a high tuberculosis (TB) risk country, but Estonia may soon have the chance to shake this …

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Estonian Health Insurance Fund changes name News ERR

WEBThe Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF), or Haigekassa, is changing its name to Tervisekassa to reflect a greater focus on health promotion and disease …

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Jaanika Merilo begins work as Estonia's e-Health strategy manager

WEBOn January 1, Jaanika Merilo took up the post of e-Health strategy manager at the Estonian Ministry of Social Affairs. Nele Labi, deputy secretary general for …

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Ukraine refugees eligible for health checks at family medicine

WEBThe Health Insurance Fund will have a list of participating practices later in the week. "There will be at least one major practice in each county, while all family …

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German health insurance alliance given overview of Estonian e …

WEBVDEK represents six different health insurance funds operating in Germany, which offer health insurance to a total of more than 26 million people. A delegation from …

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NIHD: Estonia's health expenditure per person highest in Baltics

WEBThe average health expenditure per person was the highest in Estonia — €1,004, compared to Lithuania's €837 and Latvia's €650. The majority of this …

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Interview: Riina Sikkut on health, labour, equality and her role

WEB2. Minister of Health and Labour Riina Sikkut (SDE). Source: Sotsiaalministeerium. Of Estonia's ministerial roles, all 16 of them, that of Health and …

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Study: Most ticks carry disease, Tartu County most dangerous

WEB22.01.2021 06:31. A tick. Source: ERR. A nationwide study conducted by the National Institute for Health Development (TAI) shows that most ticks in Estonia carry pathogens …

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