38 result(s) for security in Health & Wellness
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 ...
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 ...
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Hungary Can Start Lung Transplants
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Thanks to a 900 million forint (EUR 2.92m) investment in health care, lung transplantations can now be done in Hungary, the government spokesman said. Besides Austria, Hungary is the only country in the region where such operations can be done, Éva Kurucz said in the National Oncology Institute.
Hungary Ready For Ebola, Say Officials
- 28 Nov 2014 10:40 AM
- health & wellness
Although the chance of Ebola arriving in Hungary is slim, Hungarian health authorities are prepared to tackle the virus and prevent the outbreak of an epidemic, the foreign ministry’s state secretary said on Thursday.
New Designer Drugs Banned In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2014 9:30 AM
- health & wellness
Beginning this week, four new psychoactive substances are being included the so-called C list as designer drugs; consequently, the police may initiate the respective proceedings following their confiscation.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
Hospitals To Pay Billions To Protect Patient Data
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarian hospitals are facing serious security issues as Microsoft stopped tech support for Windows XP in the middle of April. Only two options are left; they either spend billions of forints on the transition to another operating system or risk the confidential data of their patients.
Plant Medicine Assures Human Health & Welfare In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
"The members of the Hungarian Chamber of Plant Protection Professionals and Doctors of Plant Medicine, who help farmers be applying the latest scientific results, play a significant role in the production of safe, pesticide-free foods" the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván told the participants at the opening of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Hungarian Health Care Workers Earn 1/10th That Of Their Western Counterparts
- 9 Mar 2015 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
The people need to understand that we are not talking about how much residents or expert doctors make, but whether they will be treated when they go to hospital, says Tamás Dénes, President of the Hungarian Residents Association. Doctors and expert health workers are moving abroad because of low wages and poor working conditions.
Hungary Can Start Lung Transplants
- 13 Dec 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
Thanks to a 900 million forint (EUR 2.92m) investment in health care, lung transplantations can now be done in Hungary, the government spokesman said. Besides Austria, Hungary is the only country in the region where such operations can be done, Éva Kurucz said in the National Oncology Institute.
Hungary Ready For Ebola, Say Officials
- 28 Nov 2014 10:40 AM
- health & wellness
Although the chance of Ebola arriving in Hungary is slim, Hungarian health authorities are prepared to tackle the virus and prevent the outbreak of an epidemic, the foreign ministry’s state secretary said on Thursday.
New Designer Drugs Banned In Hungary
- 31 Jul 2014 9:30 AM
- health & wellness
Beginning this week, four new psychoactive substances are being included the so-called C list as designer drugs; consequently, the police may initiate the respective proceedings following their confiscation.
WHO’s First Global Report On Antibiotic Resistance Reveals Serious, Worldwide Threat To Public Health
- 9 May 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
A new report by WHO–its first to look at antimicrobial resistance, including antibiotic resistance, globally–reveals that this serious threat is no longer a prediction for the future, it is happening right now in every region of the world and has the potential to affect anyone, of any age, in any country. Antibiotic resistance–when bacteria change so antibiotics no longer work in people who need ...
Hospitals To Pay Billions To Protect Patient Data
- 16 Apr 2014 9:00 AM
- health & wellness
Hungarian hospitals are facing serious security issues as Microsoft stopped tech support for Windows XP in the middle of April. Only two options are left; they either spend billions of forints on the transition to another operating system or risk the confidential data of their patients.
Plant Medicine Assures Human Health & Welfare In Hungary
- 20 Feb 2014 8:00 AM
- health & wellness
"The members of the Hungarian Chamber of Plant Protection Professionals and Doctors of Plant Medicine, who help farmers be applying the latest scientific results, play a significant role in the production of safe, pesticide-free foods" the Ministry of Rural Development's Minister of State for Food Chain Supervision and Agricultural Economy Endre Kardeván told the participants at the opening of ...