Poor hospital conditions in Hungary

According to an internal report by Hungary's National Public Health and Medical Officer Service, over half of Hungarians needing hospitalization are admitted to medical facilities that lack adequate means for their treatment, the daily Népszabadság reports.

The document, quoted by the newspaper, states that hospitals in  the country do not meet the minimum technical requirements laid down in a 1995 law still in force. Two-thirds of the hospital wards ispected do not meet the minimal requirements.

What is more, in many cases, there are no adequate facilities for washing hands or disinfection. Over 70% of hospitals in Hungary suffer from a lack of specialists and/or technicians.