63 result(s) for social care in Health & Wellness
Hungary's PM Contradicts State Health Sec About Free Care For All
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán contradicted his secretary of state for health when he said “healthcare is not a business” at the opening of a new hospital building in Baja. Fidesz scored big points with voters in 2008 by backing a referendum that scrapped the Socialist Party’s introduction of nominal fees for visits to health clinics.
Hungary's Healthcare Is Not Business
- 22 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At the handover ceremony of the new wing of Szent Rókus Hospital held in Baja (southern Hungary) on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about how preventing the privatisation of the healthcare system was the most important outcome of the social census held in 2008, because the healthcare system cannot function on a business basis.
National Brain Research Project Starts In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President József Pálinkás and the project’s director, Tamás Freund, head of MTA’s Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Focusing On Foreigners Visiting Hungary For Health Tourism
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Dr Viktória Horváth held a presentation at a professional conference on the key development priorities of Hungarian health tourism and the National Tourism Development Concept (2012-2024) which is currently under social consultation. The Government plans to increase by 2024 the share of the tourism sector within Hungary’s GDP to as much as 10 percent.
Private Hospital In Telki To Close Down
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
From July 11th the private hospital in Telki will shut down for good. The building has been sold due to its unrewarding operation, which means inpatient services will terminate in the elite institution. According to the owner, it was an extremely hard decision to make, because for 15 years he believed there was a future for private hospitals in Hungary that could operate on a market basis ...
New WHO Report Reveals Unequal Improvements In Health In Europe
- 14 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
While the overall level of health across the WHO European Region has clearly improved, European health statistics show inequities within and between countries, according to the European health report 2012. The report is the flagship publication of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, issued every three years.
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Hungarian Cabinet To Eliminate 500 Hospital Beds
- 7 Mar 2012 8:10 AM
- health & wellness
"The cabinet will eliminate over 500 hospital beds in the three Budapest health regions alone, Népszava reports, citing draft documents. The survival of the Szent Imre and Péterfy Sándor hospitals will be in jeopardy while the Károlyi Sándor Hospital will be “gutted”.
Hungarian Doctors Call Gratitude Money Necessary
- 17 Aug 2010 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
"A majority of Hungarian doctors, 57%, regard hálapénz – so-called gratitude money, or unofficial payments by patients for treatment – as necessary in the present health care system, according to a survey by Szinapszis.
Hungary's PM Contradicts State Health Sec About Free Care For All
- 24 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán contradicted his secretary of state for health when he said “healthcare is not a business” at the opening of a new hospital building in Baja. Fidesz scored big points with voters in 2008 by backing a referendum that scrapped the Socialist Party’s introduction of nominal fees for visits to health clinics.
Hungary's Healthcare Is Not Business
- 22 Sep 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
At the handover ceremony of the new wing of Szent Rókus Hospital held in Baja (southern Hungary) on Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talked about how preventing the privatisation of the healthcare system was the most important outcome of the social census held in 2008, because the healthcare system cannot function on a business basis.
National Brain Research Project Starts In Hungary
- 27 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary is launching a 12 billion forint (EUR 39m) national brain research programme to promote research, prevention, innovation, health-care and drug development. The related agreement was signed on Wednesday by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, Academy of Sciences (MTA) President József Pálinkás and the project’s director, Tamás Freund, head of MTA’s Institute of Experimental Medicine.
Focusing On Foreigners Visiting Hungary For Health Tourism
- 11 Dec 2013 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Deputy State Secretary for Tourism Dr Viktória Horváth held a presentation at a professional conference on the key development priorities of Hungarian health tourism and the National Tourism Development Concept (2012-2024) which is currently under social consultation. The Government plans to increase by 2024 the share of the tourism sector within Hungary’s GDP to as much as 10 percent.
Private Hospital In Telki To Close Down
- 2 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
From July 11th the private hospital in Telki will shut down for good. The building has been sold due to its unrewarding operation, which means inpatient services will terminate in the elite institution. According to the owner, it was an extremely hard decision to make, because for 15 years he believed there was a future for private hospitals in Hungary that could operate on a market basis ...
New WHO Report Reveals Unequal Improvements In Health In Europe
- 14 Mar 2013 6:00 AM
- health & wellness
While the overall level of health across the WHO European Region has clearly improved, European health statistics show inequities within and between countries, according to the European health report 2012. The report is the flagship publication of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, issued every three years.
Xpat Opinion: Health Care Wage Hikes In Hungary
- 22 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A right-wing columnist welcomes efforts by the Hungarian government to fulfil its promise to offer significant salary rises to doctors and nurses. She notes, however, that in the current health care system it is not possible to offer salaries which are competitive at a European level.
Hungarian Cabinet To Eliminate 500 Hospital Beds
- 7 Mar 2012 8:10 AM
- health & wellness
"The cabinet will eliminate over 500 hospital beds in the three Budapest health regions alone, Népszava reports, citing draft documents. The survival of the Szent Imre and Péterfy Sándor hospitals will be in jeopardy while the Károlyi Sándor Hospital will be “gutted”.
Hungarian Doctors Call Gratitude Money Necessary
- 17 Aug 2010 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
"A majority of Hungarian doctors, 57%, regard hálapénz – so-called gratitude money, or unofficial payments by patients for treatment – as necessary in the present health care system, according to a survey by Szinapszis.