59 result(s) for new parliament in Health & Wellness
Jobbik To Launch National Consultation On Health Care, Education, Corruption
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Radical nationalist Jobbik will launch a national consultation on health care, education and corruption after the October 2 migrant quota scheme referendum, party leader Gábor Vona said. The party will send forms containing five questions about each of the subjects to 4.2 million households.
Lázár: Govt Plans 4 New Hospital Hubs In Budapest
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The cabinet has decided that Budapest needs four new hospital centres, the government office chief said at his regular news briefing. A final decision has been made to expand the Honvéd hospital in the north, to strengthen St István and St László hospitals in southeastern Pest, to build a new “super hospital” in the area of Kelenföld in the southwest in Buda and later to create a new hospital in ...
Govt Pledges 65.5 Million Forints For Teen Rehab Centres In 2017
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has pledged 65.5 million forints (EUR 208,000) in grants for teenage substance abuse treatment centres for 2017, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, told a conference on substance abuse treatment that the government will next year double spending on youth rehabilitation centres.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
DK Asks EU To Probe Contested Health Care Procurements
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition is asking the European Union to assess procurements in the health-care sector that sparked a competition office investigation for suspected cartel activity, the party’s deputy leader said. A total of 25 procurements involving mostly X-ray equipment cost 9 billion forints (EUR 29m) net, but according to information acquired by DK their real value is around 4-4.5 ...
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
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 ...
Generic Cigarette Packs Lie Ahead In Hungary
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament will consider a proposal to impose uniform packaging on packs of cigarettes in the autumn, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár announced yesterday. If approved, cigarette packs would feature only health warnings along with the name of the manufacturer in an identical font and size without any logos.
Hungarian Lawmakers Address Health-Care Sector Troubles
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Lawmakers addressed burning issues in health-care financing in parliament, ahead of a demonstration planned by workers in the sector this afternoon. István Ikotity, a lawmaker for the opposition LMP party, said Hungary’s health-care sector was overloaded and faced shortages in staff, equipment and medication supplies. He estimated that there is a shortage of some 6,000 nurses and their wages are ...
Jobbik To Launch National Consultation On Health Care, Education, Corruption
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Radical nationalist Jobbik will launch a national consultation on health care, education and corruption after the October 2 migrant quota scheme referendum, party leader Gábor Vona said. The party will send forms containing five questions about each of the subjects to 4.2 million households.
Lázár: Govt Plans 4 New Hospital Hubs In Budapest
- 10 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The cabinet has decided that Budapest needs four new hospital centres, the government office chief said at his regular news briefing. A final decision has been made to expand the Honvéd hospital in the north, to strengthen St István and St László hospitals in southeastern Pest, to build a new “super hospital” in the area of Kelenföld in the southwest in Buda and later to create a new hospital in ...
Govt Pledges 65.5 Million Forints For Teen Rehab Centres In 2017
- 30 May 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The government has pledged 65.5 million forints (EUR 208,000) in grants for teenage substance abuse treatment centres for 2017, a human resources ministry official said. Bence Rétvári, parliamentary state secretary, told a conference on substance abuse treatment that the government will next year double spending on youth rehabilitation centres.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Healthcare In The Grip Of A Corrupt Medical Aristocracy
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A revelatory opinion piece appeared in today’s Index, written by Gabriella Lantos, managing director of the Róbert Károly Private Clinic, which specializes in women’s medicine. Lantos lays out in a convincing way “what is wrong with Hungarian healthcare.”
DK Asks EU To Probe Contested Health Care Procurements
- 14 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The opposition Democratic Coalition is asking the European Union to assess procurements in the health-care sector that sparked a competition office investigation for suspected cartel activity, the party’s deputy leader said. A total of 25 procurements involving mostly X-ray equipment cost 9 billion forints (EUR 29m) net, but according to information acquired by DK their real value is around 4-4.5 ...
Xpat Opinion: Inadequate Hygiene In Hungarian Hospitals
- 11 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Today I’m venturing into the world of healthcare, specifically hygiene or rather the lack of it in some Hungarian hospitals. A discussion of the high rate of infections contracted in hospitals began when the movement “1001 physicians without gratuity” called attention to the problem. According to the statement of these doctors, the problem has been known for years. But not only is nothing being ...
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 ...
Generic Cigarette Packs Lie Ahead In Hungary
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Parliament will consider a proposal to impose uniform packaging on packs of cigarettes in the autumn, Prime Minister’s Office chief János Lázár announced yesterday. If approved, cigarette packs would feature only health warnings along with the name of the manufacturer in an identical font and size without any logos.
Hungarian Lawmakers Address Health-Care Sector Troubles
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Lawmakers addressed burning issues in health-care financing in parliament, ahead of a demonstration planned by workers in the sector this afternoon. István Ikotity, a lawmaker for the opposition LMP party, said Hungary’s health-care sector was overloaded and faced shortages in staff, equipment and medication supplies. He estimated that there is a shortage of some 6,000 nurses and their wages are ...