38 result(s) for public health official in Health & Wellness
EC Official: Hungary ‘Healthier Than EU Average’
- 28 Mar 2017 7:28 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has a stable economy “belonging to the healthier half” of the EU member states, a country whose economic growth is primarily driven by consumption, István Székely, Director of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, said in parliament’s European affairs committee on Monday.
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.
Hungarian Official Urges Highrisk Groups To Get Hepatitis C Test
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
There are around 70,000 people with the hepatitis C infection in Hungary, 40,000 of whom need medical treatment yet only around 20,000 receive it, a health official said on Tuesday, which is World Hepatitis Day. Many patients are unaware of the actual moment they contracted the virus due to an initial absence of symptoms, Klára Werling, president of the national association of viral hepatitis ...
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Hungarian Schools Struggle To Provide Certified Drug Prevention Programs
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Successful drug prevention is more than just a police officer in front of a blackboard talking about the harms of the different drugs. Only long-term programs can be successful but they are expensive and the schools have no money. Civil organisations would do it for free but they hardly get any state support.
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
Balaton: Hungarian Hospitals Driven To The Brink Of Bankruptcy
- 11 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics was founded in 2009 to ensure that public health facilities operated by local and county governments at the time were properly funded both on a local as well as a state level, and to advocate for health care reform. Dr. Peter Balaton is its general secretary.
Closing Premature Infant Ward In Miskolc, Hungary “Not Necessary”
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The closing of the premature infant ward of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Hospital is not necessary, Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska stated at a press conference in Miskolc. On Monday, the Prime Minister ordered a special inquiry into the recent deaths of eight premature babies at the hospital. The incidents occurred between August 5 and 10.
EC Official: Hungary ‘Healthier Than EU Average’
- 28 Mar 2017 7:28 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has a stable economy “belonging to the healthier half” of the EU member states, a country whose economic growth is primarily driven by consumption, István Székely, Director of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, said in parliament’s European affairs committee on Monday.
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.
Hungarian Official Urges Highrisk Groups To Get Hepatitis C Test
- 29 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
There are around 70,000 people with the hepatitis C infection in Hungary, 40,000 of whom need medical treatment yet only around 20,000 receive it, a health official said on Tuesday, which is World Hepatitis Day. Many patients are unaware of the actual moment they contracted the virus due to an initial absence of symptoms, Klára Werling, president of the national association of viral hepatitis ...
Hungarian Health Care Providers To Resume Protests
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The draft 2016 budget does not allocate sufficient funds to Hungary’s public health care system to ensure that patients are properly cared for, according to the Action Alliance for Truth about Health Matters, which has decided to organize additional actions to call further attention to the problems caused by chronic underfunding.
Hungarian Schools Struggle To Provide Certified Drug Prevention Programs
- 13 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Successful drug prevention is more than just a police officer in front of a blackboard talking about the harms of the different drugs. Only long-term programs can be successful but they are expensive and the schools have no money. Civil organisations would do it for free but they hardly get any state support.
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Hungary’s Healthcare “On The Brink Of Disaster”
- 17 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to general practitioner Zoltán Komáromi, Hungary’s healthcare system is on the brink of disaster. Low salaries and poor working conditions are causing doctors to either go abroad or work at private hospitals. More and more patients are choosing private health care over public for procedures that are important revenue generators for the public health care system.
Balaton: Hungarian Hospitals Driven To The Brink Of Bankruptcy
- 11 Jan 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The Association of Hungarian Hospitals and Clinics was founded in 2009 to ensure that public health facilities operated by local and county governments at the time were properly funded both on a local as well as a state level, and to advocate for health care reform. Dr. Peter Balaton is its general secretary.
Closing Premature Infant Ward In Miskolc, Hungary “Not Necessary”
- 14 Aug 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The closing of the premature infant ward of the Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County Hospital is not necessary, Minister of State for Healthcare Miklós Szócska stated at a press conference in Miskolc. On Monday, the Prime Minister ordered a special inquiry into the recent deaths of eight premature babies at the hospital. The incidents occurred between August 5 and 10.