52 result(s) for screening 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.
Hungary To Launch Nation Wide Colon - Rectal Screening In Mid-2017
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary will launch a 7 billion forint (EUR 22.2m) nationwide colon-rectal cancer screening programme next year, health officials said. It aims to reach out to 2.5 million men and women aged between 50 and 70, they told a press conference.
Less Access To National Health Care In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
More and more people have no access to health care services in Hungary, research institute Political Capital found in a study carried out with the financial help of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. In April 2016 there were no family doctors in 260 locations meaning that some 5% of the population did not have their own family doctor.
Staff Health Screening May Be Tax-Free
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to a motion attached to the 2017 tax bill, employee health screening costs would be tax-free for employers. The bill would also make physiotherapy and psychotherapy exempt from taxes if paid by the employer.
Hungarian Govt Earmarks HUF 480M For Cervical Cancer Screening In 2016
- 6 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has allocated 480 million forints (EUR 1.5m) for continuing a programme to screen Hungarian women for cervical cancer this year, according to a decree published in the government gazette Magyar Közlöny. The number of new cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Hungary each year is about 1,000-1,200 and the number of related deaths is around 500, data published by the Mályvavirág ...
Hungarian MPs Order Health Tests For Refugees
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament on Tuesday authorised the national chief medical officer to order compulsory health screening tests of refugees during a state of emergency declared in response to massive immigration. Persons applying for asylum at a transit station must undergo the health screening on the spot. In another development Parliament began debate of a bill on establishing a central database where the faces ...
Syrian Illegal Immigrants Hospitalised With Diarrhoea In S Hungary
- 5 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Twelve Syrian illegal immigrants, seven children and five adults, have been hospitalised with diarrhoea in Szeged, Szabolcs Szenti, of the Csongrád county police, said. They received preliminary medical care at a health screening centre at a border police station, he said. The results of tests can be expected in 48-72 hours, he added.
Hungary Makes Broad Range Of Efforts To Fight Cancer
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has tightened laws and launched programmes over the past years to combat cancer, State Secretary for Health Gábor Zombor said on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show that 27% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013. For that year, KSH reported 126,800 deaths in Hungary.
Free HPV Vaccine In Hungary Available To 7th Graders
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
One of the most threatening high-fatality-rate gynaecological tumours can be prevented with the HPV vaccine, Minister of State for Health Gábor Zombor said at a Budapest press conference on Wednesday, at which he announced that 7th grade girls will be offered free vaccinations against the disease.
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.
Hungary To Launch Nation Wide Colon - Rectal Screening In Mid-2017
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary will launch a 7 billion forint (EUR 22.2m) nationwide colon-rectal cancer screening programme next year, health officials said. It aims to reach out to 2.5 million men and women aged between 50 and 70, they told a press conference.
Less Access To National Health Care In Hungary
- 20 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
More and more people have no access to health care services in Hungary, research institute Political Capital found in a study carried out with the financial help of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. In April 2016 there were no family doctors in 260 locations meaning that some 5% of the population did not have their own family doctor.
Staff Health Screening May Be Tax-Free
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
According to a motion attached to the 2017 tax bill, employee health screening costs would be tax-free for employers. The bill would also make physiotherapy and psychotherapy exempt from taxes if paid by the employer.
Hungarian Govt Earmarks HUF 480M For Cervical Cancer Screening In 2016
- 6 Jan 2016 3:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has allocated 480 million forints (EUR 1.5m) for continuing a programme to screen Hungarian women for cervical cancer this year, according to a decree published in the government gazette Magyar Közlöny. The number of new cervical cancer cases diagnosed in Hungary each year is about 1,000-1,200 and the number of related deaths is around 500, data published by the Mályvavirág ...
Hungarian MPs Order Health Tests For Refugees
- 21 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament on Tuesday authorised the national chief medical officer to order compulsory health screening tests of refugees during a state of emergency declared in response to massive immigration. Persons applying for asylum at a transit station must undergo the health screening on the spot. In another development Parliament began debate of a bill on establishing a central database where the faces ...
Syrian Illegal Immigrants Hospitalised With Diarrhoea In S Hungary
- 5 Aug 2015 10:00 AM
- health & wellness
Twelve Syrian illegal immigrants, seven children and five adults, have been hospitalised with diarrhoea in Szeged, Szabolcs Szenti, of the Csongrád county police, said. They received preliminary medical care at a health screening centre at a border police station, he said. The results of tests can be expected in 48-72 hours, he added.
Hungary Makes Broad Range Of Efforts To Fight Cancer
- 5 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary has tightened laws and launched programmes over the past years to combat cancer, State Secretary for Health Gábor Zombor said on Wednesday, World Cancer Day. Data by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) show that 27% of deaths were caused by cancer in 2013. For that year, KSH reported 126,800 deaths in Hungary.
Free HPV Vaccine In Hungary Available To 7th Graders
- 29 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
One of the most threatening high-fatality-rate gynaecological tumours can be prevented with the HPV vaccine, Minister of State for Health Gábor Zombor said at a Budapest press conference on Wednesday, at which he announced that 7th grade girls will be offered free vaccinations against the disease.