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Estonian health-care platform Salu enables you to chat with a doctor

WebFeel free to use the platform if you or your family member has a health-related question or concern, regardless how big or small the matter is,” Salu’s founder Andreas Kotsjuba told Estonian World. Initially, doctors are available from Monday to Sunday, between 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM Estonian time – GMT +2. However, they strive to …

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The Estonian Foresight Centre: Current funding model for health …

WebEstonia does not have a sustainable solution for its health financing problem as the budget deficit of the Health Insurance Fund will reach €900 million by 2035, according to the Estonian Foresight Centre, a think tank at the Estonian parliament.

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Mental health matters – where to turn for help in Estonia

WebEmergency 24/7 help is available at the following locations: The emergency room at the Psychiatry Clinic in Tallinn, Paldiski street 52, telephone +372 6172 650. The emergency room at the Psychiatry Clinic in Tartu, Raja 31, telephone +372 731 8764. The emergency room of the hospital psychiatry ward in Pärnu, Ristiku 1, telephone +372 516 …

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Estonian scientists are working on a vegan shot packed with good …

WebEstonian scientists at the BioCC research centre took different plants and fermented them with their own bacteria that also acts as probiotics to create a super shot for flu seasons. One of the plants used are anthocyanin-rich blueberries that also gives the shot the specific enjoyable taste. They have been found to have anti-microbial and anti

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Survey: 29% of young people in Estonia are depressed

WebAccording to the results of the Health Behavior in School-aged Children survey, carried out in cooperation with the World Health Organisation's Regional Office for Europe, 29 per cent of young people in Estonia feel depressed more often than once a …

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Life expectancy is increasing in Estonia

WebYou can also email him. In 2017, Estonians’ life expectancy at birth was 73.7 years for males and 82.3 years for females; in the last ten years, male life expectancy has risen by six and female life expectancy by 3.5 years, and as a result, the difference in male and female life expectancy has decreased, Statistics Estonia announced.

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Estonian scientists are developing a helmet device for emergency

WebThe scientists of Tallinn University of Technology have worked on a research project for two years to develop a portable device for detection of traumatic brain injury. The device could be used in ambulances for early detection and treatment of traumatic brain injury to prevent subsequent serious health problems, the university said.

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Estonia to protect patient records with blockchain technology

WebThe Estonian eHealth Foundation has formed a partnership with the Estonian-founded, Amsterdam-based software security company, Guardtime, to use its blockchain-based security to protect patient records. Estonia is one of the few countries in the world where a majority of citizens carry an ID-card with access to hundreds of government …

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Estonian cancer treatment fund asks for Estonian-Americans’ help

WebEstonian World is a global independent online magazine, founded in London in 2012 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. The magazine has editorial representations in London, Boston, Los Angeles and Tallinn, and contributors all over the …

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Estonian study: Cannabis tends to affect the mental health of ever

WebStudies have shown that young people using cannabis are 1.4 times more likely to develop depression, 1.5 times more likely to experience suicidal ideation and 3.5 times more likely to attempt suicide compared with their peers not using cannabis, the university said. Cannabis is legal or decriminalised in tens of countries.

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A free online event explores on how to stay mentally well balanced

WebEstonishing Evenings, a Tallinn-based independent NGO, is organising a free online event in English on mental health; arranged under its Estonishing Life banner, the event on 27 April will look at what challenges people are facing during the worldwide crisis – and how we could all come stronger out of this.

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Estonian startup Medihub opens the first international medical …

WebThe Tartu-based startup, Medihub, is to open Northern Europe’s first international medical services information portal that will allow patients from Estonia, Finland, Russia and other countries to search for clinics, compare the prices of services and book doctor’s appointments.

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Numbeo ranks Estonia 12th in the world for the quality of life

WebNumbeo, a crowd-sourced global database of statistics, has ranked Estonia 12th in the world for the quality of life in its mid-2021 index. Numbeo, a crowd-sourced global database of reported consumer prices, perceived crime rates, quality of health care and other statistics, has ranked 83 countries and territories for their quality of life, based on …

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Estonia eases COVID entry restrictions

WebThe Estonian government has revised its coronavirus self-isolation requirement rules – when previously, people coming from a European country with 16 new infections per 100,000 people in the last two weeks had to self-isolate, then now the new infection rate was raised to 50 per 100,000.

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Estonian Guardtime launches a personal care record platform for …

WebGuardtime is an Estonian-founded, Amsterdam-based software security company, established in 2007. The National Health Service is the publicly funded national healthcare system for England and one of the four National Health Services for each constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is the largest single-payer healthcare …

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Estonia among seven nations meeting WHO air quality standard

WebEstonia is one of only seven countries in the world to meet the World Health Organisation’s air quality standard, according to a recent study. Only Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand meet a WHO guideline limit for tiny airborne particles emitted by cars, trucks and industrial processes, according to a

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The Georgian community thrives in Estonia

WebIn 2009, the majority of Georgians in Estonia decided to unite their various community establishments under one umbrella organisation. The organisation, “Kartuli Sakhli”, (the Georgian House) was established as a result, chaired until 2016 by its first chairwoman, Maka Sakhechidze. The Georgian House is proud to have among its …

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Estonia to send medical and humanitarian aid to the Middle East

WebEmail. On 2 November, the Estonian defence minister, Hanno Pevkur, spoke with his Israeli colleague Yoav Gallant about the situation in the Gaza Strip and the Estonian proposal to send medical and humanitarian aid to the region, in the sum of €240,000. Pevkur extended condolences to his colleague for those killed in the terrorist attacks.

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How dreams come true: a living example of an Estonian scientist

WebMarika Mikelsaar and Mihkel Zilmer led the University of Tartu workgroup that discovered the ME-3 probiotic bacteria that protects human health by attacking harmful microbes and contributing to physical well-being; ME-3 is now added to the food or sold as capsules in the UK, France, Italy, Australia and other countries.. In 1995, the University …

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How an Estonian initiative grew into a global community to tackle …

WebAt the initiative of the Estonian startup community, over a million participants across the world are expected to attend an online hackathon, the Global Hack, from 9-12 April; the goal of the four-day tech marathon is to create solutions that help people stop the spread of the coronavirus and stimulate the economy.

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