Ministry of Health and Care Services
Jan Christian Vestre (Lab.)
Minister of Health and Care Services
Norway to receive more patients from Gaza
The Norwegian Government has decided to accept up to 15 new patients from Gaza.
Norway bans marketing of unhealthy food and drinks to children
A regulation that prohibits the marketing of unhealthy food and drinks that is particularly aimed at children entered into force on April 25, 2025.
Revised National Budget
Proposed NOK 32 million for trial of municipal online doctor
The government wants to renew, strengthen and improve the GP service. One of the new measures is a trial scheme with online doctors. NOK 32 million is proposed for this project in the revised national budget. This gives a total allocation of NOK 50 million in 2025.
Revised National Budget
Government announces changes to the ALIS subsidy
More and more Norwegians are becoming GPs, and more GPs have never been recruited than now. This year, more than NOK 560 million has been allocated to the subsidy scheme for doctors specializing in general practice. In the revised national budget, the government proposes to increase the allocation by a further NOK 27 million, while also announcing changes to the scheme.
Latest from the Ministry of Health and Care Services
What's new
- Vestre's speech during the World Health Assembly Speech/statement 28/05/2025
- Norway to receive more patients from Gaza Press release 23/05/2025
- Revised National Budget: Government announces changes to the ALIS subsidy News story 15/05/2025
- Revised National Budget: NOK 32 million proposed for online doctor trial News story 15/05/2025
- Norway to extend agreement on medical evacuation from Ukraine News story 09/05/2025
Documents
- Joint efforts against cancer: National cancer strategy (2025–2035) Plans/strategy 23/05/2025
- German-Norwegian Health Partnership Plans/strategy 06/02/2025
- National One Health Strategy Against Antimicrobial Resistance 2024–2033 Plans/strategy 10/01/2025
- Norway's WHO Strategy – Norway as a member of the World Health Organization's Executive Board (2024–2027) Plans/strategy 29/10/2024
- The Women’s Health Strategy Plans/strategy 03/10/2024
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