Obiettivo Eastern Europe has recently experienced a huge upheaval in both its political and economic systems. Slovakia, Slovenia and the Czech Republic can be placed at the centre of this transformation and provide a forum for assessing the diverse approaches to health care allocation. Slovakia is at present formulating a state policy on health, based on the new principle of equity, to replace the more traditional theory of "need". In order for state policy to be structured a comprehensive evaluation of health must be undertaken. Participation in the "Ethical QALY" project will be an important preliminary to this end. They propose to utiLise present health measures and particularly the QALY. Important changes require some level of measurement and quantification of patient and practitioner satisfaction. QALYs are directly related to the problems involved with the transformation. Slovenia has already implemented an insurance-based system of health care, although it is still in a formative stage. The state has taken a back seat in the process, as overseer of health reform and provider of information concerning health care to its citizens. The Slovenian research group is offering a new dimension for the project,through the detailed analysis of the impact of environmental factors on quality of life. They are also concerned with the ethical implications of the new insurance system currently operating in Slovenia, and thus of the principles of equity highlighted by Qaly analysis. Finally their aim is to provide a study model for the solution of both health care and quality of life problems in other Eastern European countries. The Czech Republic at present faces the challenge of moving from a position of largely inefficient and ineffective investment in public health to one where limited funds are spent to achieve tangible results. Currently the Czech team are working within the concept of "needs assessment" which will further broaden the scope of the project as a whole. Their ethical interests are of great importance to the QALY group and it is hoped that the eQALY will provide the framework for the description analysis amd improvement of the health care situation in the Czech Republic. Programma(i) IC-PECO/COPERNICUS - Scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and European non-member countries, 1992- Argomento(i) 0201 - CEEC participation in BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH RESEARCH programme Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore University of Wales, Cardiff Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo CF1 3XE Cardiff Regno Unito Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (3) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto Foundation for Prevention of Civilization Diseases Slovacchia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 49,pod lipovym 841 07 Bratislava Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato State of Slovenia - Ministry of Health Slovenia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 5,stefanova 61000 Ljubljana Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato University Masaryk Cechia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 10,jostova 662 43 Brno 77 Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato