The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a positive opinion recommending the approval of Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter's drug FYLREVY as hormone replacement therapy for estrogen deficiency symptoms, Richter said on Friday. The European Commission will review the CHMP recommendation for a final decision […]
Hungary spends EUR 1,925 per capita on healthcare each year, roughly half the European Union average, according to a recent OECD country report. Although the proportion of public funding has increased, patients still pay significant amounts out of their own pockets, while poor health indicators, high mortality and risk factors remain above the EU average. […]
The Hungarian subsidiary of US-based innovative drug developer AbbVie and the Hungarian National Institute of Oncology have signed a strategic cooperation agreement, the parties announced to MTI on Thursday. According to the announcement, the long-term partnership agreement aims to support oncology research and improve domestic oncology care by expanding access to innovative therapies. Cancer is […]
In Hungary, private healthcare is gaining ground: more and more people are turning to medical services outside the state insurance system. A recent study by the Budapest-based economic research institute GKI examined how private healthcare spending has evolved in recent years. In 2022, Hungary’s per capita health spending, measured at purchasing-power parity, was the fourth-lowest […]
The Hungarian pharmaceutical company Gedeon Richter Plc. has announced on the website of the Budapest Stock Exchange that “understanding and supporting the Hungarian government's efforts to reduce the burden on patients, voluntarily restricts the price of its non-prescription product Panangin®, a magnesium and potassium dietary supplement and complementary treatment for chronic heart disease and cardiac […]
The private healthcare services group Doktor24 Medicina Plc. expects a turnover of HUF 16 billion this year, compared to HUF 14.5 billion in 2023, the company said after founding owners János Kóka and Róbert Lancz bought out financial investors and decided to make improvements. It currently employs around 1,100 staff and contributors, including 700 doctors […]
TritonLife, a Hungarian-owned private healthcare services group, doubled its revenues and significantly expanded its network last year, the group told MTI. According to the statement, the group achieved net sales of almost HUF 35 billion in 2023, up from HUF 17.5 billion a year earlier. TritonLife added three diagnostic centers and a new private hospital […]
Doktor24's revenue doubled last year, from HUF 6 billion in 2021 to HUF 12 billion in 2022, the private healthcare provider told MTI. Róbert Lancz, CEO of Doktor24, said that this year's plans include further growth of at least 30%. The number of doctors and specialists working at Doktor24 has now reached 1,000, the number […]
There are more and more vacant posts in healthcare, more and more patients per family doctor, while the number of pediatric practices is decreasing, according to an analysis by the Central Statistical Office (KSH) reviewed by the financial website portfolio.hu. GP services are not always available locally for people living in the smallest settlements. 10% […]
83% of Hungarians have used private healthcare services, and young people are particularly open to this, with 96% of those under 30, according to a representative survey by Ipsos, a public opinion poll firm for the new patient-friendly project initiative. A summary sent to the state news agency MTI on Wednesday says that the new […]
The National Musculoskeletal Institute/National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy (ORFI) will implement 1.3 billion HUF worth of laboratory, imaging and functional movement analysis diagnostics with the support of the European Union in the framework of the Operational Program for the Development of Human Resources (EFOP), the head of the institution, Gyula Poór announced in Budapest […]
Hot on the heels of the fourth wave of the Covid pandemic, the fifth wave is gradually engulfing Hungary due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus. Data show that 30% of the new cases is detected in Budapest, making the capital the epicenter of the fifth wave in the coronavirus […]
EESZT, Hungary's e-health system, will be enhanced with a digital patient path management application, courtesy of Roche Hungary. With the application developed by the pharmaceutical company, patient care can be planned from primary care to specialist treatments, follow-up care and analysis of therapies. Digital Patient Pathway Management Application – or BetMen for short from the […]
Demand for private healthcare has grown dynamically in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, with Dr. Rose Private Hospital seeing a more than 30% increase in revenue compared to two years ago, mainly due to an increase in surgical services, the business news site napi.hu reports. More and more people are being forced out of […]
Following a marked ease in the grip of the pandemic during the summer months, official data published at the end of August showed that the country is entering the fourth wave of the pandemic as the spread of the Delta variant picked up speed. Authorities reported a 79% increase compared to the previous period and […]
