Patients plan protest against health care reforms

An association of medical patients is organising a protest against government reforms in front of the Ministry of Health in Prague on March 27. The association announced the protest on Wednesday, saying the reforms will impoverish patients and demanding the cancelation of doctors’ fees and the resignation of the government. The protest is supported by the Chamber of Doctors and is being organised by the council for disabled persons, health care unions and the ProAlt initiative. Three reform measures are to take effect on April 1. The association believes they will cause problems with medicines, health care aid and medical availability.