Vision & Opportunities for Improvement of Croatian Health Care System

AmCham organized the Power Breakfast “Vision & Opportunities for Improvements of Croatian Health Care System”.

Prof. dr. sc. Milan Kujundžić, Minister of Health, gave a keynote speech followed by a roundtable discussion “Using Public Procurement to Improve Health Care Services in Croatia”.

Public procurement procedures generate around 20% of gross domestic product in the European Union in all sectors. It is often considered to be one of the most effective market instruments for achieving smart, sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. AmCham Croatia believes that public procurement should play a more significant role in achieving the goals set out in the National Health Care Strategy.

The goal of the Power Breakfast was to familiarize relevant stakeholders with the plans of the Ministry of Health for development of the health system with an emphasis on public procurement as a way of achieving better quality health care services in Croatia.

In efforts to contribute to the improvement of public procurement procedures in health care, AmCham gathered relevant representatives from Croatian institutions, professional associations and the private sector (companies in the pharmaceutical sector and the medical equipment sector).

Panel participants:
• Antoaneta Bilić, Chief Advisor to the Minister, Ministry of Health
• Dražen Jurković, Director, Croatian Association of Healthcare Employers
• Nina Čulina, Head of department, Directorate for Public Procurement, Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts
• Ivica Belina, President, Koalicija udruga u zdravstvu
• Moderator: Damir Detić, Governmental Affairs Manager, Johnson & Johnson