Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:44:13 +0200NGOs campaign for wider access to public health insurance to foreignershttps://english.radio.cz/ngos-campaign-wider-access-public-health-insurance-foreigners-8549235© 2026 Radio Prague InternationalLeaving aside the controversy involving the biggest public health insurance provider and a new round of doctor strikes looming on the horizon, the public health insurance system in the Czech Republic is quite a generous one. But unlike some other EU countries, this generosity does not extend to everyone who lives and pays taxes here. Almost 100 thousand foreigners living in this country have no access to public insurance, and in some cases are denied insurance all together. A number of NGOs have been campaigning to include these people in the public insurance scheme, which would ensure better health standards and more money for the state.encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/nemocnice_pacient.jpg?timestamp=1697466542 NGOs campaign for wider access to public health insurance to foreigners https://english.radio.cz/ngos-campaign-wider-access-public-health-insurance-foreigners-8549235 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9