Italian healthcare is set to soon again have its own government department. President Silvio Berlusconi has submitted to the government cabinet a draft bill proposing the reform of the recently-created ministry of employment, health and social affairs, which is headed by Maurizio Sacconi. Berlusconi's proposals feature the appointment of its subsecretary, Ferruccio Fazio, to the post of vice-minister of health, and that the new ministry have two subsecretaries. The government cabinet has been ordered to request that the draft bill be given priority passage through parliament.
Italy set to re-establish dedicated health ministry
Italian healthcare is set to soon again have its own government department. President Silvio Berlusconi has submitted to the government cabinet a draft bill proposing the reform of the recently-created ministry of employment, health and social affairs, which is headed by Maurizio Sacconi. Berlusconi's proposals feature the appointment of its subsecretary, Ferruccio Fazio, to the post of vice-minister of health, and that the new ministry have two subsecretaries. The government cabinet has been ordered to request that the draft bill be given priority passage through parliament.