The health ministry has developed a methodology to measure, validate and publish the spread of nosocomial infections and published recommendations on the matter, the health minister said at a commemoration marking Semmelweis Day on Tuesday.
Ukrainian amputees affected by the war are receiving custom-made prosthetic limbs in Budapest in as little as 24 hours thanks to a major international humanitarian initiative that combines Saudi funding, Hungarian expertise and volunteer medical teams.
High-tech robotic surgical equipment is now supporting patient care at Szent Magdolna Private Hospital in Budapest. The hospital announced on Tuesday that the da Vinci Single-Port (SP) robotic surgery system is available exclusively at its facility in Hungary.
Hungary continues to lag significantly behind other European Union countries in terms of healthcare, according to a recent country report by the European Commission.
The pharmaceutical and biomedical sector represents one of the highest value-added industrial segments and a strategic priority for the Hungarian economy. The local production landscape features the coexistence of historic national champions with an international reach, such as Gedeon Richter, Béres Pharmaceuticals, and Meditop, alongside major multinational groups including AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Novartis, and Servier.
