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The health of former Czech president Vaclav Havel has improved slightly, though he will remain in intensive care, a spokesperson for Motol hospital said on Wednesday. The playwright, who is 72, was admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties a week and a half ago and underwent minor surgery to remove an abscess from his throat. There were complications following the operation due to congestion of the right lung. Much of Mr Havel’s right lung was removed when he was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-1990s.

The health of former Czech president Václav Havel, who was hospitalized with a lung inflammation last Monday, remains serious and he is to stay in intensive care for at least another week. Václav Havel was hospitalized last week, after complaining of breathing difficulties. He underwent minor surgery which was followed by complications. He is reported to be suffering from respiratory problems caused by a congestion of the right lung, part of which was removed in 1996 when he was diagnosed with cancer.

Former president Václav Havel will remain in hospital for at least another week, his doctor Martin Holcát has said. According to his practitioner, Mr Havel’s condition is a little bit better, but the former dissident is still a patient needing intensive care. Václav Havel was hospitalized last Sunday when he complained of breathing difficulties. He underwent minor surgery which was followed by complications. Mr Havel is suffering from respiratory problems caused by congestion of the right lung. Most of his right lung was removed in 1996 when he was diagnosed with cancer.

The health of former Czech president Václav Havel has improved slightly, though his condition is still serious and he remains in intensive care. His doctor, Martin Holcát, said on Saturday that he was wary of expressing optimism regarding Mr Havel’s health, adding that he was making progress in small steps. The playwright, who is 72, was admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties last Sunday and underwent minor surgery to remove an abscess from his throat. There were complications following the operation due to congestion of the right lung. Much of Mr Havel’s right lung was removed when he was diagnosed with cancer in the mid-1990s.

Former president Václav Havel’s condition has stabilized, his doctor Martin Holcát said on Friday, though it is unlikely the playwright will be leaving intensive care in the next couple of days. The playwright was hospitalized on Sunday night with breathing difficulties and underwent minor surgery, which was followed by complications. On Wednesday, Mr Havel received a visit from the current Czech president, Václav Klaus, as well as from his brother Ivan Havel. On Friday, Mr Havel also received the current Prime Minister Mirek Topolánek. Mr Havel has long been battling with health problems that are partly due to the five years he spent in communist jails for his dissident activity. The former chain smoker suffers from chronic bronchitis and had part of his right lung removed in 1996 after being diagnosed with cancer.

Former Czech President Václav Havel’s condition has improved, though it remains serious, his doctors said on Thursday. Mr Havel received a visit from the current Czech President Václav Klaus on Thursday afternoon, as well as from his brother Ivan. The playwright was hospitalized on Sunday night with breathing difficulties and underwent minor surgery. His condition subsequently deteriorated. On Thursday morning, however, doctors said that Mr Havel’s state was ‘slightly better’ and that he had sat up and watched the morning news. Mr Havel has long been battling with health problems that are partly due to the five years he spent in communist jails for his dissident activity. The former chain smoker suffers from chronic bronchitis and had part of his right lung removed in 1996 after being diagnosed with cancer.

Former Czech president Václav Havel is seriously ill. Mr Havel, who is 72, underwent surgery on Sunday to remove an abscess from his throat after being admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties. His condition subsequently worsened, with doctors now saying it is serious but stable. However, they do not believe Mr Havel’s life is in danger. He is conscious, can communicate and is able to move around his room. The playwright had most of his right lung removed in 1996 after cancer was detected. A former chain smoker, he has suffered repeated lung and heart problems over the years.

One of Czechoslovakia’s most prominent dissidents under communism, Václav Havel led the Velvet Revolution of 1989. He was elected president of Czechoslovakia the same year and later became president of the Czech Republic in 1993, holding that position for ten years. Last year he produced his first new play in two decades.

Václav Havel is known as the first president of the Czech Republic, an anti-communist dissident, and a playwright. A new exhibition, which opened in Prague on Tuesday, presents Mr Havel in yet another role – as inspiration for poets from the unofficial Czech culture of the 1970s and ‘80s. Entitled “We had the Underground, Now we Have F-All”, the exhibition features texts by underground Czech poets about Václav Havel.

The former Czech president Václav Havel is in hospital, in what doctors are calling a serious condition, following an operation on his throat on Sunday. He was admitted to hospital after suffering from breathing difficulties. Following on from the surgery, there were further complications, though physicians are saying that Mr Havel’s condition remains stable.

The former Czech president Václav Havel is reported to have undergone minor surgery at Prague’s Motol hospital and is said to be in a stable condition. Hospital spokeswoman Eva Jurinová declined to give any details regarding the operation. Mr. Havel’s website said he had been hospitalized in connection with an "inflammatory disease" and would remain in medical care for a few more days.