Kamil Šaško (born 5 November 1985) is a Slovak politician. Since 10 October 2024 he has served as the Minister of Health of Slovakia. Šaško was born on 5 November 1985 in

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. He studied management at the

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and finance at the London School of Business and Finance. Šaško joined the Ministry of Finance in 2014, focusing on capital market regulation before switching to the Slovak representation at the

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in Brussels one year later. In 2020, he joined the

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. In the

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, Šaško was elected MP of the

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on the list of

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. He joined the government as the secretary of state at the ministry of economy. Following the resignation of the health minister

Zuzana Dolinková Zuzana Dolinková (born 20 January 1983) is a Slovak lawyer and politician. She has served as the Minister of Health of Slovakia from October 2023 to October 2024. Early life Dolinková was born on 20 January 1983 in Topoľčany. She graduated ...

, Šaško was promoted to her former position. In 2024, Šaško faced a doctors' strike for better conditions. More than 3,300 doctors submitted their resignations.

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passed a bill according to which, when an emergency situation is declared, doctors can face up to one year in prison or 1,500€ fine for refusing to work, and up to five years if a patient is harmed as a consequence of their departure. Šaško considered using emergency situation in districts with the highest resignation rates. Ultimately the government signed an agreement with doctors' union with numerous concessions.

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{{Ministers of Health in Slovakia 1985 births Living people Alumni of the University of Sussex Health ministers of Slovakia Voice – Social Democracy politicians People from Poprad