89 result(s) for measures in Health & Wellness
Hungarian Medical Association Reports Severe Lack Of Emergency Doctors
- 27 Jan 2017 7:30 AM
- health & wellness
Of the estimated 600 qualified doctors needed to work in the emergency wards of Hungarian hospitals, fewer than 140 are currently on duty, according to a study conducted by the Hungarian Medical Association (MOK). The organization’s president István Éger referred to the findings in a letter to the Undersecretary of Health in which he urged that meaningful measures be taken to correct the problem.
OECD Health Data Show Success Of Post - 2010 Government Measures
- 5 Dec 2016 12:26 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Hungary’s health-care system saw big changes in financing after 2010, and several health indicators have improved as a result, as confirmed by data published in a recent OECD report, Bence Rétvári, state secretary at the human resources ministry, said.
OECD Health Data Show Success Of Post -2010 Government Measures
- 5 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s health-care system saw big changes in financing after 2010, and several health indicators have improved as a result, as confirmed by data published in a recent OECD report, Bence Rétvári, state secretary at the human resources ministry, said.
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.
Rétvári: Patients Saved Over HUF10bn On Drugs In Five Years
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Reforms in Hungary’s drugs fund saved over 10 billion forints (EUR 32.2m) for patients since 2011, with price cuts on 760 drugs in the past two years, human resources ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári said. The government has focused on reducing patients’ spending on drugs ever since 2010 and, due to the measures introduced, burdens decreased annually, he said.
Gyurcsány's DK Supports Hungarian Doctors’ Protest For Higher Wages
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Democratic Coalition (DK) party has voiced support for a group of doctors on Facebook who are demanding higher salaries. Doctors' and nurses' net salaries are below the national average — contrary to statements from the government, it said, adding that a total 5,800 doctors had emigrated during the past five years, compared with 8,080 currently employed in Hungary's public hospitals.
DK Urges Govt Measures To Increase Hungarian Ambulance Staff Safety
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has urged government measures to ensure the safety of ambulance staff, a party official said. Imre László, in charge of health affairs, said that reports by the National Ambulance Service indicate that assaults against their medical staff have become frequent. In a most recent instance, a man high on drugs and in need of immediate aid in Budapest stabbed a ...
Health Inspection Conducted At Szeged Railway Station In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A public health inspection carried out at and around the railway station in Szeged, southern Hungary, did not reveal any problems, the Csongrád County chief medical officer reported. Tünde Bosnyákovits said the inspection was conducted after illegal migrants were taken to hospital on Tuesday from Budapest’s Nyugati railway station with symptoms of digestive infections and because approximately ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
Hungarian Medical Association Reports Severe Lack Of Emergency Doctors
- 27 Jan 2017 7:30 AM
- health & wellness
Of the estimated 600 qualified doctors needed to work in the emergency wards of Hungarian hospitals, fewer than 140 are currently on duty, according to a study conducted by the Hungarian Medical Association (MOK). The organization’s president István Éger referred to the findings in a letter to the Undersecretary of Health in which he urged that meaningful measures be taken to correct the problem.
OECD Health Data Show Success Of Post - 2010 Government Measures
- 5 Dec 2016 12:26 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Hungary’s health-care system saw big changes in financing after 2010, and several health indicators have improved as a result, as confirmed by data published in a recent OECD report, Bence Rétvári, state secretary at the human resources ministry, said.
OECD Health Data Show Success Of Post -2010 Government Measures
- 5 Dec 2016 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s health-care system saw big changes in financing after 2010, and several health indicators have improved as a result, as confirmed by data published in a recent OECD report, Bence Rétvári, state secretary at the human resources ministry, said.
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.
Rétvári: Patients Saved Over HUF10bn On Drugs In Five Years
- 2 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Reforms in Hungary’s drugs fund saved over 10 billion forints (EUR 32.2m) for patients since 2011, with price cuts on 760 drugs in the past two years, human resources ministry state secretary Bence Rétvári said. The government has focused on reducing patients’ spending on drugs ever since 2010 and, due to the measures introduced, burdens decreased annually, he said.
Gyurcsány's DK Supports Hungarian Doctors’ Protest For Higher Wages
- 13 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Democratic Coalition (DK) party has voiced support for a group of doctors on Facebook who are demanding higher salaries. Doctors' and nurses' net salaries are below the national average — contrary to statements from the government, it said, adding that a total 5,800 doctors had emigrated during the past five years, compared with 8,080 currently employed in Hungary's public hospitals.
DK Urges Govt Measures To Increase Hungarian Ambulance Staff Safety
- 9 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has urged government measures to ensure the safety of ambulance staff, a party official said. Imre László, in charge of health affairs, said that reports by the National Ambulance Service indicate that assaults against their medical staff have become frequent. In a most recent instance, a man high on drugs and in need of immediate aid in Budapest stabbed a ...
Health Inspection Conducted At Szeged Railway Station In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A public health inspection carried out at and around the railway station in Szeged, southern Hungary, did not reveal any problems, the Csongrád County chief medical officer reported. Tünde Bosnyákovits said the inspection was conducted after illegal migrants were taken to hospital on Tuesday from Budapest’s Nyugati railway station with symptoms of digestive infections and because approximately ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...