1,263 result(s) for health care
Hungarians Live Longer But In Worse Shape
- 12 Jun 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Life expectancy at birth in Hungary has increased by 2.7 years during the past decade, similarly to the rest of the European Union, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). But both children and adults are in a worse physical condition, and the health-care system is more and more overburdened.
Hungary's Economy Minister Varga Outlines New Economic Policy
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The economic model based on combining cheap labour with imported technology and know-how is becoming outdated, as neighbouring countries now also have skilled labour, which was Hungary’s advantage earlier, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told Napi Gazdaság in an interview.
Hungarian Waterpolo Player To Compete In WPEC After Heart Surgery
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Márton Szívós, member of the Hungarian national waterpolo team, is allowed to continue his professional career and participate in the 2014 Waterpolo European Championship organised in Hungary, if he is selected by the coach, after his heart surgery.
Hungarian Prosecutor Proposes Changing Law On Health-Care Gratuity Payments
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The public prosecutor has proposed changing the law in connection with gratuity payments in the health-care sector. The junior doctors’ association asked for the changes because the legal definition of “passive bribery” raised in connection with doctors accepting gratuity payments is unclear, spokesman for the prosecutor, Géza Fazekas, said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that current situation ...
Outflow Of Hungarian Health Workers Lessens
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of health workers planning to move and work abroad has declined in the first quarter compared with the first three months of last year, Magyar Nemzet daily reported. Quoting the health authority’s authorisation office (EEKH), the paper said that by the end of March this year 477 people working in the health-care sector had requested an official work certificate as against 495 people in ...
There Should Be More Women Among Members Of Hungarian Parliament - A Commentary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Exactly 19 of the 199 members of Hungary's new parliament are women. That comes to 9.5 percent, a ratio that speaks for itself. Looking for an adjective to describe the situation I thought of ridiculous, untenable and infuriating but finally settled for humiliating as the word that best describes what I feel when thinking of this 9.5 percent ratio.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
Free Breast Cancer 'Screening Night' In Hungary Was A Success
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The free breast cancer “screening night” held on 25 April was a success, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. He said that of the 6,250 women aged 45-65, 1,837 showed up at the screening and another 9,000 also took various other tests.
Police Shoot Down Blikk Tabloid Story In Budapest
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The tabloid Blikk falsely claimed in its Tuesday edition that a safe was robbed during a burglary at the First District office of Tamás Welsz on Logodi utca, the Budapest Police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.
Hungarians Live Longer But In Worse Shape
- 12 Jun 2014 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Life expectancy at birth in Hungary has increased by 2.7 years during the past decade, similarly to the rest of the European Union, according to the Central Statistical Office (KSH). But both children and adults are in a worse physical condition, and the health-care system is more and more overburdened.
Hungary's Economy Minister Varga Outlines New Economic Policy
- 3 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- business
The economic model based on combining cheap labour with imported technology and know-how is becoming outdated, as neighbouring countries now also have skilled labour, which was Hungary’s advantage earlier, Economy Minister Mihály Varga told Napi Gazdaság in an interview.
Hungarian Waterpolo Player To Compete In WPEC After Heart Surgery
- 2 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
Márton Szívós, member of the Hungarian national waterpolo team, is allowed to continue his professional career and participate in the 2014 Waterpolo European Championship organised in Hungary, if he is selected by the coach, after his heart surgery.
Hungarian Prosecutor Proposes Changing Law On Health-Care Gratuity Payments
- 28 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The public prosecutor has proposed changing the law in connection with gratuity payments in the health-care sector. The junior doctors’ association asked for the changes because the legal definition of “passive bribery” raised in connection with doctors accepting gratuity payments is unclear, spokesman for the prosecutor, Géza Fazekas, said in a statement on Tuesday, noting that current situation ...
Outflow Of Hungarian Health Workers Lessens
- 13 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of health workers planning to move and work abroad has declined in the first quarter compared with the first three months of last year, Magyar Nemzet daily reported. Quoting the health authority’s authorisation office (EEKH), the paper said that by the end of March this year 477 people working in the health-care sector had requested an official work certificate as against 495 people in ...
There Should Be More Women Among Members Of Hungarian Parliament - A Commentary
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
Exactly 19 of the 199 members of Hungary's new parliament are women. That comes to 9.5 percent, a ratio that speaks for itself. Looking for an adjective to describe the situation I thought of ridiculous, untenable and infuriating but finally settled for humiliating as the word that best describes what I feel when thinking of this 9.5 percent ratio.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
Free Breast Cancer 'Screening Night' In Hungary Was A Success
- 8 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The free breast cancer “screening night” held on 25 April was a success, Minister of State for Health Miklós Szócska said at a press conference in Budapest on Wednesday. He said that of the 6,250 women aged 45-65, 1,837 showed up at the screening and another 9,000 also took various other tests.
Police Shoot Down Blikk Tabloid Story In Budapest
- 23 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The tabloid Blikk falsely claimed in its Tuesday edition that a safe was robbed during a burglary at the First District office of Tamás Welsz on Logodi utca, the Budapest Police said in a statement Tuesday afternoon.