Political Brinksmanship of Militant Doctors’ Union Backfires Spectacularly A law was adopted by the National Assembly on Tuesday by 122 votes in favor, 31 against and no abstentions,... 2023.03.01.
Much Like the Western World, Hungary Faces Nursing Shortage One of the most pressing issues in the Hungarian health sector is the shortage of nurses, G7 reports. However, this... 2022.06.13.
New Survey Shows Huge Difference in Healthcare Waiting Times in Hungary Getting to a specialist in healthcare takes almost one-third less time in the private sector than in public care. The... 2022.05.17.
New Orbán Gov’t to Still Lack Health Ministry Despite Medical Chambers’ Request According to the Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK), the recently introduced increase in doctors' salaries was of "historic significance," but the... 2022.04.22.
Suicide Attempts Rise during Epidemic The number of people attempting suicide has increased significantly during the pandemic, said Dr. András Bence Lázár, psychiatrist and head... 2022.02.09.
Medical Chamber Presents 12-Point Plan to Save Struggling Public Healthcare System The Hungarian Medical Chamber has published its demands in 12-points, in which it calls for, among other things, the "depoliticization"... 2022.02.05.
Chamber of Healthcare Professionals: Hungarian Healthcare System Suffering from Shortage The Hungarian health sector is suffering the most from a staff shortage, according to Zoltán Balogh, President of the Hungarian... 2022.01.18.
Medical Chamber: On-call Pay Needs to be Settled to Ensure Safe Patient Care over Christmas Thousands of Hungarian doctors and nurses spend Christmas on-call, away from their families, but they won’t even receive their normal... 2021.12.21.
Medical Chamber Shares Findings on Vaccinated vs Unvaccinated in ICUs The Hungarian Medical Chamber shared a graph depicting the ratio of vaccinated to unvaccinated individuals out of 125 patients in... 2021.12.08.
Most Patients in ICU are Unvaccinated, Vaccinated Have Milder Symptoms, Recover Faster, Doctors Say While there is a lack of official data in Hungary about the role of vaccination in avoiding being hospitalized or... 2021.11.18.
Medical Chamber: “Epidemic Raging, Emergency Departments Drowning in Patients” "The numbers are rising steeply, the epidemic is raging," the Hungarian Medical Chamber writes in a statement. The Chamber is... 2021.11.18.
Hungary’s Health Experts: Maintain Social Distancing, Wear a Face Mask As the damage of the coronavirus pandemic has grown worse over the past two months, health experts around Hungary have... 2021.10.26.
Should Mask-Wearing Become Mandatory Again? Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thinks that as vaccination is the key solution against the coronavirus, there is no need to... 2021.10.22.
Gov’t Reluctant to Reintroduce Mask Mandate Despite Recommendations from Experts The government, while constantly stressing the importance of vaccination, is reluctant to impose any further measures to curb the spread... 2021.09.03.
Experts Call for Use of Face Masks as Hungary Nears Fourth Covid Wave As the number of coronavirus cases in Hungary is on the rise, as in neighboring countries, more and more experts... 2021.08.23.
Medical Chamber Promoting Gratuity-Free Health Care The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has launched a poster campaign promoting the benefits of a health-care system free of gratuities.... 2021.08.11.
Medical Chamber Welcomes Mandatory Covid Vaccination for Health Workers The Hungarian Medical Chamber (MOK) has welcomed a Friday announcement that coronavirus vaccination would be made mandatory for health-care staff.... 2021.07.17.
