355 result(s) for health care system
Public Health Care Dentists Go On Strike
- 4 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists in Hungary’s public health care have decided to restrict their services to emergency procedures on Monday to protest against insufficient government financing, daily Népszava reported. According to the paper, some 700 dentists out of 2,800 practices across the country have joined the action.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
Govt Launches Scholarships For Youth In Health Care
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has launched a scholarship programme to encourage young people to work in Hungary’s health-care system, the state secretary in charge of the sector said.
State Secretary Outlines Further Expansion Of Designer Drug Blacklist
- 25 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The blacklist of designer drugs may be extended further in the coming months in an effort to adapt to changes on the “drug market”, the state secretary of the human resources ministry told the press.
Dentists Call Three-Day Strike For September
- 10 Aug 2017 9:14 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists working in Hungary’s public healthcare system are planning a partial work shutdown for three days next month, pro-government daily Magyar Idők reports.
Around 60,000 People On Sick Leave In Q1
- 27 Jul 2017 5:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of employees taking sick leave was between 59,000 and 64,000 during the first three months of the year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Thursday, citing data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Socialists Condemn Orbán For Failing To Speak About Hungary’s ‘Grave Problems’
- 25 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In his recent keynote speech in Romania, Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, failed to talk about the “grave problems” confronting the country and its society, a Socialist Party lawmaker said.
Local Opinion: FINA World Aquatics Championship In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2017 8:20 AM
- sport
A left-wing weekly and a centrist commentator accuse the government of using the water sports championship for propaganda purposes and corruption. A pro-government pundit finds such accusations pathetic and politically motivated.
Public Health Care Dentists Go On Strike
- 4 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists in Hungary’s public health care have decided to restrict their services to emergency procedures on Monday to protest against insufficient government financing, daily Népszava reported. According to the paper, some 700 dentists out of 2,800 practices across the country have joined the action.
Hungary’s Larger Opposition Parties Call For Pension Reform
- 1 Sep 2017 3:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s larger opposition parties agreed at a forum on Thursday on the need to reform Hungary’s pension system. Hungary currently operates a mandatory, defined-benefit pay-as-you-go pension system with a retirement age set at 63. A public minimum pension, set at a monthly 28,500 forints (EUR 93), is combined with an earnings-related pension. In late 2010, the government suspended the mandatory ...
Socialist PM Candidate Botka Outlines New Left-Wing Policy
- 29 Aug 2017 11:00 AM
- current affairs
László Botka, the prime ministerial candidate of the opposition Socialists, outlined a new left-wing policy that he said is guided by fairness, at a conference in Szeged, in southern Hungary, on Saturday.
Govt Launches Scholarships For Youth In Health Care
- 26 Aug 2017 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has launched a scholarship programme to encourage young people to work in Hungary’s health-care system, the state secretary in charge of the sector said.
State Secretary Outlines Further Expansion Of Designer Drug Blacklist
- 25 Aug 2017 2:00 AM
- current affairs
The blacklist of designer drugs may be extended further in the coming months in an effort to adapt to changes on the “drug market”, the state secretary of the human resources ministry told the press.
Dentists Call Three-Day Strike For September
- 10 Aug 2017 9:14 AM
- health & wellness
Dentists working in Hungary’s public healthcare system are planning a partial work shutdown for three days next month, pro-government daily Magyar Idők reports.
Around 60,000 People On Sick Leave In Q1
- 27 Jul 2017 5:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of employees taking sick leave was between 59,000 and 64,000 during the first three months of the year, business daily Világgazdaság said on Thursday, citing data from the Central Statistical Office (KSH).
Socialists Condemn Orbán For Failing To Speak About Hungary’s ‘Grave Problems’
- 25 Jul 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
In his recent keynote speech in Romania, Viktor Orbán, Hungary’s prime minister, failed to talk about the “grave problems” confronting the country and its society, a Socialist Party lawmaker said.
Local Opinion: FINA World Aquatics Championship In Budapest
- 17 Jul 2017 8:20 AM
- sport
A left-wing weekly and a centrist commentator accuse the government of using the water sports championship for propaganda purposes and corruption. A pro-government pundit finds such accusations pathetic and politically motivated.