Estonia: Difference between revisions

Type of information: Medicine-related laws, regulations, conditions, requirements and statutes related to the authorization of drug marketing, guides, and manuals to inform the process as well as forms that are required to be authorized.

Data level: National level.

Information access: Information access [1].

Policy: Handling of Medicine

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Medicines Board

Primary purpose: Legislation and Forms to inform the handling of drugs.

Type of information: Medicine-related laws, regulations, conditions, requirements and statutes related to the handling of drugs, guides to inform the handling of drugs as well as forms that are required to be authorized to handle drugs.

Data level: National level.

Information access: Information access [2].

Reports: The Health Fund's

Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023

Report: Cancer in Estonia: morbidity and survival

Sponsor, manager or home institution: Tervise Arengu Instituut.

Primary purpose: To provide comprehensive and up-to-date cancer incidence statistics in Estonia, based on data from the cancer registry, enabling analysis of cancer survival and scientific research.

Type of information: More common cancer sites; Cancer incidence and morbidity; Distribution of primary cases by cancer site and spread at diagnosis; Cancer prevalence and survival.

Data level: National level.

Access to information: Access Information [3].

Compilation: Other Estonian Health Legislation

Information access: Information access [4].

Cancer-related Patient Associations and Resources

Patient Association: "Gift of Life" Foundation

Primary purpose: To support cancer treatment not covered by the Estonian Health Insurance Fund.

Data level: National level.

Information access: Information access [5].

Compilation: ESMO Patient Guides

Sponsor, manager or home institution: European Society for Medical Oncology

Primary purpose: To translate complex medical language into understandable information for patients.

Available guides: Cancer Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic; Bone Sarcoma; Colorectal Cancer; Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer; Soft Tissue Sarcomas.

Type of information: Information on each guide varies for each cancer type. Generally, guides provide definitions, explanations of causes, diagnosis, treatment, treatment options, and care after treatment, among others.

Access to information: List of guides [6].

Quality of Life and Palliative Care Research

List of Articles: Quality of Life [7] and Palliative Care [8].

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 === [[hasReport::Report:_EU_Country_Cancer_Profile_2023_(Estonia)|Report: EU Country Cancer Profile 2023]] ===
-'''Sponsor, manager or home institution:''' OECD and European Commission.
-'''Primary purpose:''' To provide reliable data on cancer prevention and care, identifying trends, disparities, and inequalities among EU Member States and regions to guide interventions under Europe's Beating Cancer Plan.
-'''Type of information:''' National cancer burden; Cancer incidence and mortality; Risk factors for cancer; Early detection programs (screenings); Cancer care performance, The impact of COVID-19 on cancer care.
-'''Data level''': National level.
-'''Access to information:''' Access Information [https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/social-issues-migration-health/riigi-vahiprofiil-eesti-2023_7212e7ff-et].
 === [[hasReport::Report:_Cancer_in_Estonia:_morbidity_and_survival_(Estonia)|Report: Cancer in Estonia: morbidity and survival]] ===