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Suicide in Hungary: Doctors Sound Alarm as now One Death Every Six Hours

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.
Inspectors to Make Unannounced Checks at Hospitals in Hungary Due to 'Patients Only on Paper' Issue

Inspectors to Make Unannounced Checks at Hospitals in Hungary Due to 'Patients Only on Paper' Issue

The Interior Ministry is sending inspectors to make unannounced visits to hospitals to confirm the presence of medical staff during scheduled working hours and whether patients are present and are receiving the treatment indicated by the hospital in their invoices sent to the state.
Hungary Ranked Last in EU for Healthcare Spending

Hungary Ranked Last in EU for Healthcare Spending

Hungary spent less on healthcare as a percentage of GDP than every other EU member state in 2022, data from Eurostat reveal.
Budapest Ambulance Service Teeters on Edge, Rural Ambulances Key To Averting Collapse, Says Union Leader

Budapest Ambulance Service Teeters on Edge, Rural Ambulances Key To Averting Collapse, Says Union Leader

Emergencies happen, and people call an ambulance. Sometimes, the ambulance comes on time – and sometimes, it doesn’t. Increasingly, in Budapest, it doesn’t. The Hungarian press has been filled with stories where ambulances did not arrive on time.
More Patients Turn to Private Healthcare in Hungary to Avoid Long Waiting Lists

More Patients Turn to Private Healthcare in Hungary to Avoid Long Waiting Lists

With long hospital waiting lists, more and more patients are turning to alternative solutions to reduce waiting times.
“Dangerous”: New Gov't Decision Could Further Deteriorate Acute Issues in Hungarian Health care System

“Dangerous”: New Gov't Decision Could Further Deteriorate Acute Issues in Hungarian Health care System

The government’s decision to nationalise private CT and MRI scans is “irresponsible and inconsiderate”, will increase waiting-lists and endanger the chance of patients’ recovery, the deputy group leader of the opposition Socialists said.
Centralisation Not Solution to Hungarian Health-Care Issues, Says Outraged Budapest Mayor

Centralisation Not Solution to Hungarian Health-Care Issues, Says Outraged Budapest Mayor

Hungary’s local councils do not support the proposal by the government aimed at the full-scale and mandatory nationalisation of outpatient care, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Rules on Hiring Foreign Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

Rules on Hiring Foreign Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

A new package of legislative proposals would make it possible to hire doctors, pharmacists and nurses arriving in Hungary, and would abolish the foreign-language proficiency requirement for entering university.
Rules on Hiring Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

Rules on Hiring Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

A new package of legislative proposals would make it possible to hire doctors, pharmacists and nurses arriving in Hungary, and would abolish the foreign-language proficiency requirement for entering university.
Suicide in Hungary: Doctors Sound Alarm as now One Death Every Six Hours

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.
Inspectors to Make Unannounced Checks at Hospitals in Hungary Due to 'Patients Only on Paper' Issue

Inspectors to Make Unannounced Checks at Hospitals in Hungary Due to 'Patients Only on Paper' Issue

The Interior Ministry is sending inspectors to make unannounced visits to hospitals to confirm the presence of medical staff during scheduled working hours and whether patients are present and are receiving the treatment indicated by the hospital in their invoices sent to the state.
Hungary Ranked Last in EU for Healthcare Spending

Hungary Ranked Last in EU for Healthcare Spending

Hungary spent less on healthcare as a percentage of GDP than every other EU member state in 2022, data from Eurostat reveal.
Budapest Ambulance Service Teeters on Edge, Rural Ambulances Key To Averting Collapse, Says Union Leader

Budapest Ambulance Service Teeters on Edge, Rural Ambulances Key To Averting Collapse, Says Union Leader

Emergencies happen, and people call an ambulance. Sometimes, the ambulance comes on time – and sometimes, it doesn’t. Increasingly, in Budapest, it doesn’t. The Hungarian press has been filled with stories where ambulances did not arrive on time.
More Patients Turn to Private Healthcare in Hungary to Avoid Long Waiting Lists

More Patients Turn to Private Healthcare in Hungary to Avoid Long Waiting Lists

With long hospital waiting lists, more and more patients are turning to alternative solutions to reduce waiting times.
“Dangerous”: New Gov't Decision Could Further Deteriorate Acute Issues in Hungarian Health care System

“Dangerous”: New Gov't Decision Could Further Deteriorate Acute Issues in Hungarian Health care System

The government’s decision to nationalise private CT and MRI scans is “irresponsible and inconsiderate”, will increase waiting-lists and endanger the chance of patients’ recovery, the deputy group leader of the opposition Socialists said.
Centralisation Not Solution to Hungarian Health-Care Issues, Says Outraged Budapest Mayor

Centralisation Not Solution to Hungarian Health-Care Issues, Says Outraged Budapest Mayor

Hungary’s local councils do not support the proposal by the government aimed at the full-scale and mandatory nationalisation of outpatient care, Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony said.
Rules on Hiring Foreign Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

Rules on Hiring Foreign Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

A new package of legislative proposals would make it possible to hire doctors, pharmacists and nurses arriving in Hungary, and would abolish the foreign-language proficiency requirement for entering university.
Rules on Hiring Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

Rules on Hiring Medical Staff to be Relaxed in Hungary

A new package of legislative proposals would make it possible to hire doctors, pharmacists and nurses arriving in Hungary, and would abolish the foreign-language proficiency requirement for entering university.