103 result(s) for improv in Health & Wellness
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today, only 1 in 20 people with viral hepatitis know they have it. And just 1 in 100 with the disease is being treated.
Developments At Paskál Bath In Budapest Complete
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The new building of the Paskál Bath in Budapest is officially open. The new facility operates with seven new pools, and it is open all year round, travelo.hu reports. The 2345 square metre bath used to have only two pools. The 10-month-long construction project cost HUF 1.4bn, and it was financed from the company’s own sources, said László Szőke, CEO of the Budapest Spas at the press conference.
Number Of Abortions Down By 22.9 Pc Over Past Five Years
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Although the number of abortions in Hungary dropped by 22.9 percent between 2010-2015 and declined by a further 4.1 percent in the first three months this year, their ratio is still high in a European comparison, a human resources ministry official told daily Magyar Hírlap.
Govt To Introduce Chancellor System In Health Care By Year’s End
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to introduce a so-called chancellor system in the public health-care sector by the end of the year with a view to improving state oversight of health institutions’ finances, a government official said. Under the system, the government will appoint chancellors to oversee the finances of health-care institutions, János Mészáros, deputy state secretary for health care, said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
Research: What Do The Hungarian Internet Users Think About Autists?
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
One in 100 persons is autistic in Hungary. You have probably met autists on the bus, in the street, or at school; you just did not recognise why they were so strange. What occurs to you when you hear the word “autism”? Are all autists geniuses in some areas, like the character played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man? Would you welcome them around you? One thing is certain: knowledge makes you more ...
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Running Around Budapest: Top Technique Tips, By Ryan Phillips
- 26 Mar 2016 8:07 AM
- health & wellness
Many people take up running as a means to lose weight, and / or improve their fitness - after all it’s cheap, easy to pick up, needs no specific equipment, or expensive gadgets, or gym memberships. And it's not too difficult to perform from a skills perspective; heck, its just one foot in front of the other, and repeat, right? So it’s not surprising that running is a popular form of physical ...
Doctors Collect Signatures For ‘Sustainable Health Care’
- 2 Mar 2016 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
The trade union of junior doctors and specialists (ReSzaSz) is starting a signature drive for sustainable health care, the organisation said. ReSzaSz said it wants to be the government’s dedicated partner in developing a health-care system that will create sustainable and “dignified” circumstances for healing and being healed, so that Hungarians should not have the highest chance in Europe of ...
World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016
- 27 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Ahead of World Hepatitis Day, 28 July 2016, WHO is urging countries to take rapid action to improve knowledge about the disease, and to increase access to testing and treatment services. Today, only 1 in 20 people with viral hepatitis know they have it. And just 1 in 100 with the disease is being treated.
Developments At Paskál Bath In Budapest Complete
- 18 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The new building of the Paskál Bath in Budapest is officially open. The new facility operates with seven new pools, and it is open all year round, travelo.hu reports. The 2345 square metre bath used to have only two pools. The 10-month-long construction project cost HUF 1.4bn, and it was financed from the company’s own sources, said László Szőke, CEO of the Budapest Spas at the press conference.
Number Of Abortions Down By 22.9 Pc Over Past Five Years
- 15 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Although the number of abortions in Hungary dropped by 22.9 percent between 2010-2015 and declined by a further 4.1 percent in the first three months this year, their ratio is still high in a European comparison, a human resources ministry official told daily Magyar Hírlap.
Govt To Introduce Chancellor System In Health Care By Year’s End
- 9 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government plans to introduce a so-called chancellor system in the public health-care sector by the end of the year with a view to improving state oversight of health institutions’ finances, a government official said. Under the system, the government will appoint chancellors to oversee the finances of health-care institutions, János Mészáros, deputy state secretary for health care, said.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
Research: What Do The Hungarian Internet Users Think About Autists?
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
One in 100 persons is autistic in Hungary. You have probably met autists on the bus, in the street, or at school; you just did not recognise why they were so strange. What occurs to you when you hear the word “autism”? Are all autists geniuses in some areas, like the character played by Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man? Would you welcome them around you? One thing is certain: knowledge makes you more ...
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
Running Around Budapest: Top Technique Tips, By Ryan Phillips
- 26 Mar 2016 8:07 AM
- health & wellness
Many people take up running as a means to lose weight, and / or improve their fitness - after all it’s cheap, easy to pick up, needs no specific equipment, or expensive gadgets, or gym memberships. And it's not too difficult to perform from a skills perspective; heck, its just one foot in front of the other, and repeat, right? So it’s not surprising that running is a popular form of physical ...
Doctors Collect Signatures For ‘Sustainable Health Care’
- 2 Mar 2016 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
The trade union of junior doctors and specialists (ReSzaSz) is starting a signature drive for sustainable health care, the organisation said. ReSzaSz said it wants to be the government’s dedicated partner in developing a health-care system that will create sustainable and “dignified” circumstances for healing and being healed, so that Hungarians should not have the highest chance in Europe of ...