Minister of Health of the Czech Republic cautiously opposes the TCM and fails to fight homeopathy. Even worse, he advocates it. Let’s take a quick look into modern history of homeopathy in the Czech Republic:
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Short report on measles situation in Czech Republic
The situation is not critical but also not good. Vaccination rates are declining, the number of cases of infection is rising. 94 patients has measles just in Prague since the beginning of the year: children and adolescents up to eighteen – 31 cases (9 children vaccinated, 6 was under 13 months of age and 16…
Catholic Church vs. Istanbul Convention
Czech Rep. is still struggling with the ratification of the Istanbul Convention (Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence). Three changes in Czech law are still waiting to be accepted – penalties for forced marriages, forced sterilization and the adjustment of the limitation period for prosecution for female circumcision. There is…
TCM in a tight corner
Good news, everyone! For three years the TCM ambulance has been operating at the Hradec Kralové’s University hospital. However, the planned TCM Center’s construction stopped. The new large Center was originally planned as a part of the hospital structures, but in March the Health Ministry’s expert group decided that it could remain at the originally planned…
The present legal status of the TCM in the Czech Republic
“Endowment Fund to Support Traditional Chinese Medicine and Alternatives” in Prague is preparing commencement of operations of “TCM infocenter”. 20.6.2018 happened one of actions connected with this affair. It was Czech-Chinese meeting of people of various professions. Diplomats involved.Prof. JUDr. Ivo Telec, CSc. had a speech named “The present legal status of the TCM in the Czech Republic”…
“Czech Trump” has become prosecuted prime minister
Andrej Babiš, billionaire, media mogul, anti-establishment populist, former totalitarian state police agent, became first prosecuted prime minister in history of Czech Republic. He gained support of two other politic parties – Communists (KSCM) and Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD). Both parties follow common anti-EU and anti-democratic course, SPD also spreads anti-immigrant mood. (EUROSTAT: 28 asylum…
Letter from Jehova’s child educator
Lately I found a letter in my mailbox, without envelope, just hand-written page from one lady, Jehovah’s Witness. Dear, I repeatedly did not catch you at home and I could not talk to you personally, so I left you a magazine in your mailbox that I wanted to offer you. You will find practical advice…