14 result(s) for oecd in Health & Wellness
Suicide in Hungary: Doctors Sound Alarm as now One Death Every Six Hours
- 10 Feb 2026 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
For nearly forty years, suicide rates in Hungary were on a consistent decline. However, a recent alert from the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) suggests this progress has stalled. According to MOK, the downward trend broke in 2019, marking a turnaround not seen since the 1980s. The figures are stark: Hungary now averages one suicide every six hours.
Specialist Health Care Can Be Booked Using State-Backed App in Hungary from 1 July
- 29 May 2024 8:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The state-backed health app that contains people’s complete health documentation is now being used by 3 million citizens, a government health official said.
Covid Update: 5 Million Expected To Be Inoculated In Hungary By 28 May
- 14 May 2021 10:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Five million Hungarians are expected to have received at least their first jab by the final week of May, the prime minister's chief of staff has said.
Hungary In Top 3 Of Maternity Leave Ranking
- 14 Jun 2019 10:41 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- health & wellness
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Hungary is among countries providing the longest government-supported maternity leave in a freshly released study, Reuters reported.
Hungarians Most Obese In Europe
- 11 Oct 2018 6:33 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- health & wellness
Hungarians are among the most obese nations in Europe, and are in fourth place on a global scale, the Hungarian Obesity Science Council (MET) announced on Wednesday, citing the latest report by the OECD.
Hospital Waiting Lists Getting Shorter
- 29 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s government will earmark 5 billion forints (EUR 16.1m) for efforts to shorten hospital waiting lists both next year and in 2019, the daily Magyar Idők said.
More Doctors In Hungary Thanks To Wage Rises?
- 4 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- health & wellness
There are more doctors staying in Hungary and more fresh graduates coming on stream compared with the past, when many in the medical profession emigrated to work abroad, a government official said on Friday.
Govt Measures Keep More Doctors, Nurses In Hungary
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of doctors and nurses seeking employment abroad has continued to drop over the past few years thanks to government measures to staunch the exodus, a senior government official said.
Hungary Launches MSc In Nursing, Aims To Ease Burden On Doctors
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
Medical schools in the cities of Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged will launch Master of Science in Nursing (MSc) courses in the autumn with the aim of managing the shortage of labour in the health-care sector, state secretary for health affairs Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs said at a press conference.
Suicide in Hungary: Doctors Sound Alarm as now One Death Every Six Hours
- 10 Feb 2026 9:02 AM
- health & wellness
For nearly forty years, suicide rates in Hungary were on a consistent decline. However, a recent alert from the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) suggests this progress has stalled. According to MOK, the downward trend broke in 2019, marking a turnaround not seen since the 1980s. The figures are stark: Hungary now averages one suicide every six hours.
Specialist Health Care Can Be Booked Using State-Backed App in Hungary from 1 July
- 29 May 2024 8:43 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
The state-backed health app that contains people’s complete health documentation is now being used by 3 million citizens, a government health official said.
Covid Update: 5 Million Expected To Be Inoculated In Hungary By 28 May
- 14 May 2021 10:42 AM
- hungarymatters.hu
- health & wellness
Five million Hungarians are expected to have received at least their first jab by the final week of May, the prime minister's chief of staff has said.
Hungary In Top 3 Of Maternity Leave Ranking
- 14 Jun 2019 10:41 AM
- https://bbj.hu/
- health & wellness
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said Hungary is among countries providing the longest government-supported maternity leave in a freshly released study, Reuters reported.
Hungarians Most Obese In Europe
- 11 Oct 2018 6:33 AM
- http://www.hatc.hu
- health & wellness
Hungarians are among the most obese nations in Europe, and are in fourth place on a global scale, the Hungarian Obesity Science Council (MET) announced on Wednesday, citing the latest report by the OECD.
Hospital Waiting Lists Getting Shorter
- 29 Dec 2017 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s government will earmark 5 billion forints (EUR 16.1m) for efforts to shorten hospital waiting lists both next year and in 2019, the daily Magyar Idők said.
More Doctors In Hungary Thanks To Wage Rises?
- 4 Dec 2017 7:58 AM
- health & wellness
There are more doctors staying in Hungary and more fresh graduates coming on stream compared with the past, when many in the medical profession emigrated to work abroad, a government official said on Friday.
Govt Measures Keep More Doctors, Nurses In Hungary
- 9 Mar 2017 7:00 AM
- health & wellness
The number of doctors and nurses seeking employment abroad has continued to drop over the past few years thanks to government measures to staunch the exodus, a senior government official said.
Hungary Launches MSc In Nursing, Aims To Ease Burden On Doctors
- 3 Mar 2017 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
Medical schools in the cities of Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged will launch Master of Science in Nursing (MSc) courses in the autumn with the aim of managing the shortage of labour in the health-care sector, state secretary for health affairs Zoltán Ónodi-Szűcs said at a press conference.