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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.
WWF Big Jump 2016: Let’s Jump Together For The Living Rivers On 10 July
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
This Sunday, on the 10th of July, at 3pm Hungary joins the celebrations of Big Jump with the biggest splash in the region. 15 municipalities, 8 counties and 8 rivers and creeks participate in this year’s Big Jump, dedicated to the Amazon of Europe. Apart from Danube, Drava and Tisza, Szamos, Sajó, Túr and Séd creek are participating as well, while Gyermely is dedicating its Big Jump event to give ...
Budapest Hospital Launches “Adopt A Ward” Scheme For Refurbishment
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
St. Margit Hospital in Budapest has launched an “adopt a ward” scheme, seeking help or financial support for the building’s refurbishment, the daily Népszabadság reports. The hospital which has 256 active beds and 31 outpatient departments is seeking the refurbishment of its entire intensive care unit, cardiology department and several wards and bathrooms in other departments.
Hungary’s Largest Reproductive Centre Closes Down Sperm Bank
- 8 Jan 2016 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Krio, Hungary’ largest stem-cell and reproductive centre, has closed down its sperm bank after the chief medical officer’s office (OTH) launched an investigation and initiated proceedings against the centre last summer on charges of trafficking in human semen, the daily Magyar Idők said. The OTH was alerted in March last year that genetic defects had been found in semen sent to Hungary from ...
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 ...
10.000 Steps A Day For A More Competitive Hungary
- 12 Oct 2015 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
700 employees from 30 international and Hungarian companies joined the 10.000 steps initiative, launched by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in September 2015. The first milestone of the 100-day program is a half-day walk organized on October 8, where close to a hundred participants walked from the St Stephen’s Basilica to the Margaret Island.
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 ...
Hungarian, Turkish Brain Scientists Join Forces To Study Alzheimer’s
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A Hungarian and Turkish team of brain scientists have launched a joint research programme focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, a neurobiologist at the co-partnering Pécs University’s research centre said. This is the first time that Hungarian- Turkish brain research is being carried out in cooperation with a research centre at Istambul Kültür University, István Hernádi told a press conference in Pécs.
Ombudsman Calls For Closure Of Psychicatric Ward In Budapest
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The ombudsman for fundamental rights has asked the human resources ministry to close down a mental asylum in Budapest’s Merényi Gusztáv Hospital. In his report, László Székely described the facility as a place where security guards are employed to intimidate patients and where some patients are “tied to radiators”. The ombudsman also suggested that patients whose documented status no longer ...
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.
WWF Big Jump 2016: Let’s Jump Together For The Living Rivers On 10 July
- 6 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
This Sunday, on the 10th of July, at 3pm Hungary joins the celebrations of Big Jump with the biggest splash in the region. 15 municipalities, 8 counties and 8 rivers and creeks participate in this year’s Big Jump, dedicated to the Amazon of Europe. Apart from Danube, Drava and Tisza, Szamos, Sajó, Túr and Séd creek are participating as well, while Gyermely is dedicating its Big Jump event to give ...
Budapest Hospital Launches “Adopt A Ward” Scheme For Refurbishment
- 9 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
St. Margit Hospital in Budapest has launched an “adopt a ward” scheme, seeking help or financial support for the building’s refurbishment, the daily Népszabadság reports. The hospital which has 256 active beds and 31 outpatient departments is seeking the refurbishment of its entire intensive care unit, cardiology department and several wards and bathrooms in other departments.
Hungary’s Largest Reproductive Centre Closes Down Sperm Bank
- 8 Jan 2016 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Krio, Hungary’ largest stem-cell and reproductive centre, has closed down its sperm bank after the chief medical officer’s office (OTH) launched an investigation and initiated proceedings against the centre last summer on charges of trafficking in human semen, the daily Magyar Idők said. The OTH was alerted in March last year that genetic defects had been found in semen sent to Hungary from ...
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 ...
10.000 Steps A Day For A More Competitive Hungary
- 12 Oct 2015 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
700 employees from 30 international and Hungarian companies joined the 10.000 steps initiative, launched by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in September 2015. The first milestone of the 100-day program is a half-day walk organized on October 8, where close to a hundred participants walked from the St Stephen’s Basilica to the Margaret Island.
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 ...
Hungarian, Turkish Brain Scientists Join Forces To Study Alzheimer’s
- 12 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A Hungarian and Turkish team of brain scientists have launched a joint research programme focusing on Alzheimer’s disease, a neurobiologist at the co-partnering Pécs University’s research centre said. This is the first time that Hungarian- Turkish brain research is being carried out in cooperation with a research centre at Istambul Kültür University, István Hernádi told a press conference in Pécs.
Ombudsman Calls For Closure Of Psychicatric Ward In Budapest
- 31 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
The ombudsman for fundamental rights has asked the human resources ministry to close down a mental asylum in Budapest’s Merényi Gusztáv Hospital. In his report, László Székely described the facility as a place where security guards are employed to intimidate patients and where some patients are “tied to radiators”. The ombudsman also suggested that patients whose documented status no longer ...