Prague in Depth: Health - Healthcare for Children

Get to know the Czech health system

When choosing a pediatrician you may want to look locally first.

Check for doctors in your neighborhood and try them out.

If you don't speak Czech, you might want to have a Czech friend call the office and ask if the doctor speaks English -- you'll be surprised at how many of them do.

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Measles on the rise in Prague by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: fotolia)
More cases have been reported this year than in the same time last year
Medical Facilities for English-Speakers in Prague by Prague.TV
An at-a-glance guide to some expat-friendly hospitals, clinics, dentists and ob-gyns
Hospitals short on nurses by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: FN Motol)
The lack of staff has forces hospitals to close some beds
Flu reaches epidemic levels by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: fotolia)
Prague will see rising rates of the infected for several weeks
Teeth whitening can be easy by Jessica Jones - Prague.TV (Foto: Dental Office H33)
A simple at-home procedure can improve your smile
Prague’s rescue service to expand in 2019 by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: Týdeník Policie)
The service saw a lot of action last year, with Žižkov seeing the most responses
Prague’s lampposts hide a safety feature by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV
The code numbers that give the location will be modernized this year
Taxes may rise on alcohol by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: fotolia)
The government wants to lower the amount of alcohol consumed
Police want to get the homeless into shelters by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: Armáda spásy FB)
The city has a program to help inform those at rich of places they can go
Pirates want to liberalize marijuana laws by Raymond Johnston - Prague.TV (Foto: fotolia)
A broad spectrum of politicians favor some changes to the current rules