Professional paper
Transformation of the Hungarian public health sector and the influence of EU membership on the Hungarian public health activities
Gábor Faludi
; National Public Health and Medical Officer Service
Abstract
Hungary had a long road behind when on 1st May 2004 the country received complete EU membership. The same as all member states, Hungary had to accept the complete EU system, which required the legal harmonization by which our country adopted the aquis, and new capacity (material and human resources) was given or modified. At the same time Hungary also had to meet several public administration requirements, such as creating a flexible, smaller and cheaper public administration. The public health administration sector also decided to make some structural modifications on the basis of experiences gained since 1991, when the National Public Health and Medical Officer Service was reestablished.These various intentions served as a motor for changes. Some additional facts also contributed to the change: Hungary had to face strong and detailed regulation on the fields of health protection, economy, consumer protection, product safety and more. If someone asked how the EU membership influenced the professional life in Hungary, and we wished to answer shortly, than we would simply say: fundamentally!
Keywords
transformation,public health,EU membership
Hrčak ID:
297163
URI
Publication date:
7.7.2011.
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