The “40-plus prevention programme” is expected to include a set of basic tests for all those eligible and an extended version for those in need of closer attention.
The initiative comes as the government promises to improve access to healthcare for patients suffering from conditions other than COVID-19.
Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said this week that the new “40-plus prevention programme” was likely to be launched in July, after a delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The government is on Wednesday expected to fine-tune and endorse the plan.
An ambitious "Polish New Deal" initiative unveiled by the country’s ruling conservatives at the end of last week provides for a massive cash injection into the national health system, with healthcare spending expected to increase to 7 percent of GDP by 2027.
Poland's ruling conservatives in October 2019 pledged to bring in a raft of new policies including free medical tests for everyone aged over 40.
(gs/pk)
Source: PAP