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    How to improve access to biological therapy in Poland?

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    How to improve access to biological therapy in Poland?
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    Biological drugs have revolutionised medicine, as they have proved effective against diseases for which previously used pharmaceuticals did not work. In Poland, access to these therapies is still much worse than in other EU countries. However, thanks to competition in the market, the prices of these drugs are falling, which creates an opportunity to increase the number of patients treated.

    In Poland, biological drugs are in most cases only used in hospitals within the framework of the so-called drug programmes, for which the patient must be qualified after fulfilling specific criteria. In many countries, patients can already purchase these medicines from a pharmacy and take them themselves at home.

     

    Biological drugs are produced by living organisms. Man has learned to order microorganisms to produce drugs and thus insulin, growth hormone and monoclonal antibodies were created, thanks to which a large number of rheumatic patients did not become invalids, many patients with intestinal diseases returned to normal life, and patients with a severe form of psoriasis disappeared from the skin lesions. Biological drugs have extended the lives of cancer patients by turning some of these diseases into chronic conditions. In the production of monoclonal antibodies, scientists have taken advantage of our body’s natural ability to create antibodies that destroy the perpetrators of disease. They replicated this mechanism in a laboratory setting by forcing living cells to produce specially designed antibodies that precisely target their target, such as a cancer cell.

     

    Despite the increasing availability of biological treatment in Poland, it is still used by far fewer patients than in other EU countries. We are the only country in Europe where effective biological treatment is discontinued after the prescribed time in the drug programme and resumed only after relapse. This is a drama of many patients, which also results in higher costs because the effectiveness of drugs after their reintroduction is sometimes lower and leads to a change of therapy to a more expensive one. According to the report “Access to biological treatment in Poland” published by Modern Healthcare Institute in 2019, in our country, only 3 to 5% of rheumatology patients benefit from biological treatment, while in Western Europe.  20%. In Poland, only 9.5% of patients with Crohn’s disease receive biological treatment, while in France this figure exceeds 30%. Only 0.5% of Polish psoriatic patients have access to biological drugs; in other EU countries, it is about 20%. In Poland, only 9.5% of patients with Crohn’s disease receive biological treatment, while in France this figure exceeds 30%. Only 0.5% of Polish psoriatic patients have access to biological drugs; in other EU countries, it is about 20%. 

     

    “The number of patients with plaque psoriasis in Poland is about 800000, the number of those who could positively benefit from this therapy is about 160000, meanwhile 1394 are treated,” says Grzegorz Rychwalski vice president of National Drug Manufacturers.

     

    “Admittedly, the number of patients with access to biological treatment has been increasing for years, but still in Poland the percentage of patients treated with biologics is far from the European average,” he emphasizes.

     

    During the Economic Forum in Karpacz, Patient Ombudsman Bartłomiej Chmielowiec said that patients expect access to biological drugs in pharmacies, even if they have to pay extra for them. Grzegorz Rychwalski added that it would also relieve the burden on hospitals, which have to make up for many of the backlogs created due to the pandemic.

     

    “We are not talking about moving all biological drugs to pharmacies. These are mainly those that have been on the market for more than 20 years and doctors and patients have had long experience in using them. Insulin used to be administered by a medical worker, but today nobody can imagine treating diabetes without insulins in pharmacies”, Grzegorz Rychwalski points out.

     

    In most EU countries, biological medicines are already available in pharmacies with a prescription, and they can be bought as subcutaneous injections in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Slovenia, Sweden, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia, among others.

    The registration for the European Future Forum

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    The registration for the European Future Forum
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    The XXX Economic Forum has come to an end, but at the same time, registration for the European Future Forum to be held at the Silesian Stadium on 6-8 October is launched.

    The example of Karpacz shows that after a period of uncertainty caused by a pandemic, people want to return to face-to-face meetings. A total of over 4 thousand guests physically participated in 417 panels at the Golebiewski Hotel.

     

    The Economic Forum and the European Future Forum are cooperating under an agreement that was concluded less than a month ago.

     

    “We are glad about this partnership and the presence of EFP in Karpacz. Today we invite you to the Silesian Stadium, where from 6 to 8 October we will debate on the most important civilization, social and economic challenges of the contemporary world. We launched registration for the event today at efp-silesia.pl. Also today, we have decided to extend until September 17 the deadline for applications to the competition for startups, which we organize together with the Plug and Play. The pool of prizes includes 150 thousand zlotys, for which 65 projects have already applied,” said Łukasz Oprawski, the President of the Silesian Development Fund, the organizer of the European Future Forum.

    Zeppelin over Silesia. Airship will fly over Katowice, Bielsko, Częstochowa, Gliwice

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    Zeppelin over Silesia. Airship will fly over Katowice
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    The airship will be flying over the region during the weekend, over Katowice, Gliwice, Częstochowa, Bielsko-Biała and Czechowice-Dziedzice. And what a way to do it! This Zeppelin is 75 metres long. There are only 6 such airships in the world. Where and when to watch it? Here are the start times. Tickets for Zeppelin flights cannot be purchased. The organizer of the flights is the ZF Group, a company specializing in technological solutions for the automotive industry.

    The majestic Zeppelin is now the largest airship in the world.  It is 75 meters long.  Its cruising speed is about 100 km/h (maximum 125 km/h) and depends on the strength and direction of the wind.  Maximum flight altitude – 3000 m above sea level, normal cruising altitude about 300 m above the ground.  The Zeppelin uses non-flammable helium gas.
     
    Tickets for flights are not available, they went to clients, guests, business partners.  You could also win them in a contest.  But it’s worth watching out for the giant gliding majestically and silently over the cities in the sky.

    Polish National Parks – Gorce National Park

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    Polish National Parks – Gorce National Park
    By Jerzy Opioła - Own work

    The symbol of the park is a black-spotted salamander on a yellow background. The area of Gorce was considered extremely valuable and worth protecting mainly because of its natural and landscape values much earlier than the establishment of the Park because it was noticed already before World War II.

    The Gorce National Park was established in 1981. It includes the central and northeast parts of the Gorce Range. The total cover of the GNP is 7,030 hectares and roughly half of this area is under a strict nature conservation regime. GNP protects not only the Gorce Range’s nature but also a rich cultural heritage.

     

    The most specific and peculiar features of the Park’s landscape are the Gorce glades. They are also very attractive for tourists because you can enjoy beautiful views of the Pieniny, Tatra Mountains, Beskid Wyspowy (also called Island Beskid), Żywiec Beskids, and Beskid Sądecki.

     

    On the official website of the Park we can read:

     

    “Seen from the European perspective the GNP is rich in rare bird species, e.g., Capercaillie, White-backed Woodpecker, Eurasian pygmy owl, and the Urals owl and thus, the Gorce National Park became included into the Natura 2000 network as a Special Bird Protection Area. Soon, it will even join – as called “The Gorce Wilderness” – the Natura 2000’s Special Habitat Protection Areas network”

     

    Additional attractions in and around the Park:

    – hiking trails (total approx. 236 km),

    – Władysław Orkan Regional Museum in Rabka-Zdrój,

    – larch manor house of the Tetmajers in Łopuszna,

    – museum in Szczawa.

     

    For more information click here

    Today the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Czacka [LIVE]

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    The Catholic Church will gain two new blessings today: at noon in the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw a mass for the beatification of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Czacka will begin. About 7 thousand people will take part in the ceremonies, among them: representatives of the highest state authorities headed by President Andrzej Duda. The liturgy will be presided over by the Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro.

    The Eucharist will be concelebrated by 600 priests, 80 bishops from Poland, including the President of the Polish Bishops’ Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, the Primate of Poland Wojciech Polak and the host of the place, the Metropolitan Archbishop of Warsaw, Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz. There will also be 45 bishops from abroad.

     

    The beatification liturgy will also be attended by representatives of the highest state authorities: President Andrzej Duda, Marshals of the Sejm and Senate Elżbieta Witek and Tomasz Grodzki, and members of the government led by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.  There will also be guests from abroad as well as representatives of diplomatic services and the military.

     

    During the liturgy, the papal delegate, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, will deliver the beatification formula in Latin, and its Polish translation will be read to the faithful by Bishop Michał Janocha.

     

    Then, the portraits of the new Blesseds will be unveiled based on their photographs, and the relics of Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński and Mother Elżbieta Czacka will be brought to the altar in a procession.

     

    During that time the faithful will sing the beatification hymns composed especially for this occasion: ‘Soli Deo – to the Only God’ by prelate Wieslaw Kądziela to the words of Bishop Józef Zawitkowski and ‘Blessed Mother of the Blind’ to the text by sister Damiana Laske FSK with the music by Piotr Palka.

     

    The beatification will be transmitted in sixteen churches throughout Poland.

     

    The Mass will be broadcast by TVP and on the Warsaw Archdiocese’s channel on YouTube.

    Lubelskie Region Cuisine

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    Lubelskie Region Cuisine
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    Dishes from Lublin cuisine have always been characterized by simplicity and nutritiousness. The culinary heritage of the Lublin region is related to its border location where the Eastern and Western cultures meet.

    The range of regional dishes and tastes is very rich and diverse, as evidenced by more than 200 items entered on the List of Traditional Products.

     

    Lublin cuisine was shaped in times when merchants from the furthest corners of the world came to Lublin’s famous fairs in the 15th and 16th centuries. It is dominated by dishes from the menus of the old inhabitants of the region, where simple dishes of poor peasants were intertwined with sophisticated landowners’ dishes.

     

    The image of Lublin cuisine is complemented by dishes prepared on the basis of buckwheat – one of the main traditional products of the region. The districts of Janów and Biłgoraj are the leaders in buckwheat cultivation.

     

    The Lublin region is the second-largest fruit producer after Masovia, and apple crops are concentrated in the neighborhood of Kraśnik. These are old varieties, such as Antonovka or White Transparent, and they are used mainly for natural juices, but also for local delicacies, such as apple pie from Józefów or jabłówka from Mikołajówka. Apple processing in this area has a long tradition.

     

    The most popular dishes in the Lubelskie Region:

    – cebularz (famous snack),

    – Kazimierz cockerel,

    – buckwheat pig,

    – Lublin poultry forszmak,

    – sękacz.

     

    Stay tuned! We are preparing recipes for dishes from Lubelskie Region ?

    Poland defeated Finns

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    Poland defeated Finns
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    Polish volleyball players won group A and advanced to the knockout stage of the European Championship 2021 with a set of victories. In the first meeting of this part of the tournament, they faced the Finnish team in Gdansk.

    Coach Vital Heynen’s charges went from victory to victory in Group A in Cracow. They beat Portugal 3:1, Serbia 3:2, Greece 3:1, Belgium 3:0 and Ukraine 3:0. Poles with the balance of matches 5-0 and 14 points scored advanced to 1/8 finals from the first place in group A.

     

    Today’s match started dynamically at 20:30 GMT+2 at Ergo Arena in Gdansk. Wilfredo Leon showed off his beautiful serve. The Poles did not give up and thus won the first set 25:16. The second one was much different even though Poles won the same score 25:16. Kubiak and Kurek served the way in which they have scored lots of points. Poles took advantage of serves at this set. 

     

    The situation didn’t change in the last set of the match. Poles defeated Finns 3:0 and, therefore, qualified to the quarterfinals with Russia.

    Tragedy during the Rally of Silesia. Pilot dead, rally cancelled

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    Tragedy during the Rally of Silesia. Pilot dead
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    The tragic event occurred during the Silesia Rally. One of the crews fell off the course and hit a fence. The pilot died on the spot.

    The incident occurred around 11:00 on the special stage “Chybie” in the district of Cieszyn. According to rally organizers, crew number 40 fell off the course and hit a fence. A female pilot was killed in a tragic accident.

     

    “Another crew initiated the accident procedure after only a minute. Two emergency teams immediately arrived at the scene. The driver, in shock, was taken to hospital for examination. Unfortunately, the pilot could not be saved,” we read in the organisers’ announcement.

     

    After the tragic event, the rally organizers decided to end the competition immediately.

     

    “The organizing committee of Rally Silesia extends its sincere condolences to the relatives of the deceased pilot. In this situation, the sports competition will not be continued and the crews, fans and people involved in the organisation of the rally will gather in front of the Silesian Stadium to commemorate the pilot with a minute of silence,’ reads the announcement.

     

     

    PM: The Polish Deal will be beneficial to the entire society

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    PM: The Polish Deal will be beneficial to the entire society

    EU commissioners have recently suggested that funds for Poland may be blocked. “Poland has its own interests. We will not be guided by the interests and ideas of others about what the situation in Poland should look like,” said Mateusz Morawiecki. He said that he wanted to be Prime Minister for the middle class.

    The Polish Deal (Polski Ład) is a social and economic program of the government.

    Norwid's “Wanda” at the opera

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    Norwid's "Wanda" at the opera
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    The drama of Norwid’s “Wanda”, as well as the history of Poland, cannot be understood without a connection with Christianity, with the sacrifice, said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Culture Piotr Gliński, during the premiere of the opera “Wanda” in the arcaded courtyard of the Royal Castle in Krakow.

    The performance of the opera “Wanda” by Joanna Wnuk-Nazarowa, based on Norwid’s drama, took place as part of the celebration of the Year of Norwid on the 200th birthday of the poet. The Wnuk-Nazarowa opera was described by Deputy Prime Minister Gliński as “an excellent adaptation of the mystery”.

    According to Gliński, “drama +Wanda+ by Norwid, like the history of Poland, cannot be understood without a connection with Christianity, with sacrifice”. 

    “Wanda is Poland, and Poland is Wanda (…),” said the Deputy Prime Minister, describing Norwid as “the greatest ethic of Polish literature, the one who preached poetry and goodness”.

    The Minister noted that apart from the symbol of the ideal, grown on the national and biblical foundations, Wawel – and with it the story of Wanda as a figure of Christ – greatly marked the poet’s biography. 

    “The posthumous history of Cyprian Kamil’s remains is part of the plot of his mystery,” said the Minister and recalled that in 2001 a Polish delegation that went to the cemetery near Paris to collect the bard’s remains heard: “He is not here”. Then a handful of soil was taken from there and a few days later it was placed in a crypt in Wawel, after the blessing of St. John Paul II.

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