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Romania expands free health screening campaigns

Overview

In July 2026, Romanian health organisations used public events to deliver free diagnostic services. The Pneumology Hospital in Sibiu offered spirometry tests at the Equilibrium Fest Summer event for World Lung Cancer Day, while the Association of Patients with Liver Diseases (APAH-RO) ran a ‘Your Liver Matters!’ campaign in Bucharest for World Hepatitis Day. A youth group in Satu Mare, together with the local PSD, provided blood-pressure and glucose checks and counselling on cardiovascular and metabolic disease.

Building on these efforts, World Hepatitis Day saw authorities promote a broader hepatitis-screening push. The Fundeni Clinical Institute, Grigore T. Popa Iaşi University of Medicine and Pharmacy and the National Public Health Institute launched the EU-co-financed LIVE(RO)3 project, training 800 primary-care doctors, standardising screening protocols and deploying an electronic system to track chronic liver disease. The Maramureș Health Insurance House urged the public to use free, fully reimbursed hepatitis B and C tests under the national insurance scheme to meet the 2030 goal of eliminating viral hepatitis.

In late July, respiratory health awareness expanded as the Tudor Vladimirescu Pneumology Hospital in Dobrița also announced free pulmonary investigations, including spirometry and peak-flow testing, for patients with referrals. By August, the focus shifted toward vulnerable populations through targeted cancer screening. The ROCCAS 4 SE project in Năvodari began offering free colorectal cancer screening for individuals aged 50 to 74 in marginalized communities, while the CLARA project in the Mureș region provided free cervical cancer screening for women aged 25 to 65 facing socio-economic difficulties.

Entities

Universitatea de Medicină și Farmacie „Carol Davila” din București · Adrian Mădăraș · European Union · Târgu Mureș · Institutul Clinic Fundeni

Timeline

  1. 1 day ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Romania launches free cancer screening for vulnerable groups

    Romania is launching free cancer screening programs in Năvodari and Mureș, targeting vulnerable populations for colorectal and cervical cancer detection through EU-funded initiatives.

  2. 18 days ago

    [HEALTH] 6 sources
    Romania expands hepatitis screening and treatment programmes ahead of World Hepatitis Day

    Romanian health bodies ramp up hepatitis B, C and D screening and free treatment ahead of World Hepatitis Day, training doctors and offering fully reimbursed tests.

  3. 23 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Free health screening campaigns launch in Bucharest and Satu Mare

    Free health campaigns in Bucharest and Satu Mare provide liver‑disease information and basic medical checks, aiming to raise public awareness of preventive health measures.

  4. 23 days ago

    [HEALTH] 2 sources
    Romanian hospitals provide free spirometry tests ahead of World Lung Cancer Day

    Free spirometry screenings were offered in Sibiu and Dobrița, Romania, to promote early detection of lung diseases ahead of World Lung Cancer Day.

Sources

descopera.ro · formaremedicala.ro · gorjeanul.ro · micosylva.pfcyl.es · miun.se · newsbucuresti.ro · presasm.ro · radiobucuresti.ro · starsibian.ro · stiripesurse.ro · wowbiz.ro

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