The acting Minister of Health, Cseke Attila, presented today, in a press conference, the stage of implementation of investments from the National Recovery and Resilience Program (PNRR) and the main measures he intends to promote in the coming period, with the emphasis on the absorption of European funds, the monitoring of major investments and the streamlining of the payment system.

According to the minister, the total budget of investments financed through components C12 – Health and C7 – Digital Transformation from the PNRR is 7.23 billion lei, and the eligible payments made to date amount to 4.75 billion lei, which represents an absorption rate of approximately 66%. There are 1842 contracts in financing.

Cseke Attila announced that, before the final renegotiation with the European Commission, the Ministry of Health will propose adapting some indicators to avoid penalties:

• reducing the target for the digitalization of hospitals from 200 to at least 100 hospitals financed through the PNRR (grant) and financing another 50 through loans;

• transferring other projects to the loan component;

• increasing the number of integrated community centers financed from 54 to 79;

• eliminating some equipment components blocked by appeals in public procurement procedures.

Regarding the reform of the medical system, Cseke Attila announced that he will propose and support the introduction of a pilot performance-based salary mechanism for doctors.