192 result(s) for ep in Health & Wellness
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 ...
Duna Medical Center Expands
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Construction of the second phase of the Duna Medical Center, the largest private hospital in Hungary, has started in Budapest’s Ninth District, the owner announced. Work on the concrete skeleton that has sat idle on the Danube riverside for eight years will be resumed by construction company Épszerk Pannónia Invest.
Hospitals Ready For Zika Virus
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hospitals in Hungary have made adequate preparations to provide medical treatment to anyone infected with the zika virus, State Medical Office official Ágnes Dánielisz announced on Wednesday. She added that no suspicion of the infection has arisen in Hungary.
Zika Virus Has Not Reached Hungary
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s health authority ÁNTSZ said symptoms of the mosquito-borne Zika virus have not been detected in any patient in Hungary so far. The risk of Zika virus making its way into Hungary is extremely low but cannot be ruled out, it said. The National Epidemiology Centre has received information from international partners that a number of Europeans were infected with the virus on trips to South ...
Hungary’s Chief Medical Officer: Increased Migration Presents Epidemic Risk
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
So far there have been no reports of disease among migrants posing a danger to public health, the chief medical officer said, and warning however that risk of an epidemic would increase as the number of migrants mounted. Judit Paller told public news channel M1 that the areas used by migrants are not generally equipped with proper infrastructure, and when such areas are used for everyday living ...
Hungary, Austria Universities To Launch Course On Migrant Health Services
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The University of Pécs (PTE) and Austria’s Danube Krems University have agreed to launch a joint master’s programme on migrant health services, the deans of the universities’ faculties of medicine said at the signing ceremony. István Szilárd, head of PTE’s migration health care working group, said at a related conference that the Austrian university will launch the programme next spring, while ...
No Threat Of Epidemic Caused By Migrants, Says Hungarian Health Authority
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
No threat of an epidemic in Hungary connected with the influx of migrants has arisen and there is no evidence they are spreading pathogens, said Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ). There is nevertheless an epidemiological issue, given that the health status of the migrants is unknown and different health regulations apply in their country of origin, ÁNTSZ told public news channel M1, adding that ...
Hungarian WHO Official Warns Of Epidemic Due To Illegal Migrants
- 26 Jun 2015 9:11 AM
- health & wellness
The mass appearance in Hungary of illegal migrants could be a source of epidemics, the European regional director of the World Health Organisation has said. In an interview to Friday’s Napi Gazdaság daily, Zsuzsanna Jakab said that for a long time the prevalence of infectious diseases in Europe has been low thanks to inoculations against such sicknesses as polio which “in some Middle Eastern ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...
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 ...
Duna Medical Center Expands
- 6 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Construction of the second phase of the Duna Medical Center, the largest private hospital in Hungary, has started in Budapest’s Ninth District, the owner announced. Work on the concrete skeleton that has sat idle on the Danube riverside for eight years will be resumed by construction company Épszerk Pannónia Invest.
Hospitals Ready For Zika Virus
- 4 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hospitals in Hungary have made adequate preparations to provide medical treatment to anyone infected with the zika virus, State Medical Office official Ágnes Dánielisz announced on Wednesday. She added that no suspicion of the infection has arisen in Hungary.
Zika Virus Has Not Reached Hungary
- 30 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungary’s health authority ÁNTSZ said symptoms of the mosquito-borne Zika virus have not been detected in any patient in Hungary so far. The risk of Zika virus making its way into Hungary is extremely low but cannot be ruled out, it said. The National Epidemiology Centre has received information from international partners that a number of Europeans were infected with the virus on trips to South ...
Hungary’s Chief Medical Officer: Increased Migration Presents Epidemic Risk
- 17 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
So far there have been no reports of disease among migrants posing a danger to public health, the chief medical officer said, and warning however that risk of an epidemic would increase as the number of migrants mounted. Judit Paller told public news channel M1 that the areas used by migrants are not generally equipped with proper infrastructure, and when such areas are used for everyday living ...
Hungary, Austria Universities To Launch Course On Migrant Health Services
- 28 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The University of Pécs (PTE) and Austria’s Danube Krems University have agreed to launch a joint master’s programme on migrant health services, the deans of the universities’ faculties of medicine said at the signing ceremony. István Szilárd, head of PTE’s migration health care working group, said at a related conference that the Austrian university will launch the programme next spring, while ...
No Threat Of Epidemic Caused By Migrants, Says Hungarian Health Authority
- 24 Aug 2015 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
No threat of an epidemic in Hungary connected with the influx of migrants has arisen and there is no evidence they are spreading pathogens, said Hungary’s health authority (ÁNTSZ). There is nevertheless an epidemiological issue, given that the health status of the migrants is unknown and different health regulations apply in their country of origin, ÁNTSZ told public news channel M1, adding that ...
Hungarian WHO Official Warns Of Epidemic Due To Illegal Migrants
- 26 Jun 2015 9:11 AM
- health & wellness
The mass appearance in Hungary of illegal migrants could be a source of epidemics, the European regional director of the World Health Organisation has said. In an interview to Friday’s Napi Gazdaság daily, Zsuzsanna Jakab said that for a long time the prevalence of infectious diseases in Europe has been low thanks to inoculations against such sicknesses as polio which “in some Middle Eastern ...
WHO: World No Tobacco Day, Hungary, 31 May
- 29 May 2015 9:01 AM
- health & wellness
Eliminating the illicit trade in tobacco would generate an annual tax windfall of US$ 31 billion for governments, improve public health, help cut crime and curb an important revenue source for the tobacco industry. Those are the key themes of World No Tobacco Day on May 31 when the World Health Organization will urge Member States to sign the Protocol to Eliminate the Illicit Trade in Tobacco ...