Over 700,000 People Die Annually In Europe From Colon Cancer
Over 700,000 people die annually in Europe from colon cancer, the second cause of death in civilized countries, considering that 20% of people diagnosed with this type of cancer every year already develop metastasis and doctors can no longer do anything to help them.
However, survival rates for early stage detection is about five times that of late stage cancers.
To reduce the incidence of this disease and its devastating effects, Doctor Alexandrina Constantinescu, gastroenterologist at the Fundeni Clinical Institute in Bucharesrt, set off the 45+ campaign, a program of medical education targeting people aged over 45 who are more exposed to this type of cancer.
In Romania, over 8,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer. Romania ranks second in terms of the incidence rate in men, after lung cancer, according to specialists. In the case of women, it is third most common type of cancer, after breast and uterine cancer. (Puterea)
State-Run Companies In Romania Could Be Managed By Single Structure
All state-owned companies in Romania could be managed by a single structure, according to the governing program of the new Ciolos Cabinet, according to Mediafax.
The program sets the “integrated management of state-run companies through a single administrative structure,” without offering details in this respect.
The program also refers to the “continuation of the restructuring and efficientization process” of the activity of state-run companies, as well as the implementation of corporate governance principles.
Currently, state-run companies are subordinated to the ministries that coordinate their fields of activity. (Romania Libera)
Romania Spent RON2.55B On Research-Development In 2014
Romania spent RON2.55 billion on research-development (R&D) in 2014, a sector with almost 43,000 employees at the end of 2014, according to data from the statistics institute INS.
The RON2.55 billion amount accounted for 0.38% of the gross domestic product, of which 0.22% was allocated for the public sector and 0.16% for the private sector.
According to INS, in 2014, of the total amount spent on R&D in the four sectors of performance, RON2.228 billion represented current expenses, or 87.2%, and RON327.3 million were capital expenses, or 12.8%. The share of capital expenses for equipping R&D units fell by 3.4 percentage points on the year in 2014. (Puterea)
Hungarian Minority Party To Vote In Favour Of Romania’s New Government
Kelemen Hunor, head of the Hungarian minority party UDMR, said UDMR members will vote in favour of the new Ciolos Cabinet.
Prime Minister-designate Dacian Ciolos talked to UDMR leaders about the governing program and Kelemen Hunor said talks focused on priorities.
Ciolos will seek a confidence vote for his government, proposed for a limited one-year term, until the country holds general elections.(Puterea)
PM-Designate Dacian Ciolos Unveils Governing Program
Romania’s Prime Minister-designate Dacian Ciolos sent his governing program to the Parliament, which is divided into three large chapters: vision, priorities and set of measures.
The unreserved support for the independence of the justice system is among the new Cabinet’s priorities.
Amending the election legislation, continuing the fight against corruption, a new healthcare law and maintaining the macroeconomic stability are the main measures stipulated in the governing program of the new Ciolos Cabinet.
Ciolos will seek a confidence vote for his government, proposed for a limited one-year term, until the country holds general elections. (Adevarul)