A cooperation agreement was signed between the WHO and Hungary
A two-year cooperation agreement was established between the Health Organization (WHO) and the joint work program of the Ministry of the Interior and the European Regional Organization of the WHO on Hungary for the next two years. The document signed by the Minister of the Interior Sándor Pintér and Hans Kluge, the European Regional Director of the WHO, who is visiting our country
strengthening financial protection for those in need of health care, improving access to health services, removing barriers to early cancer diagnosis and treatment, supporting a national action plan to address antimicrobial resistance and overcoming vaccine reluctance, and water and sanitation in health facilities. including improving mental health, creating a national mental health coalition, and assessing the potential of telemedicine.
In addition to the cooperation agreement, another important topic of the meeting was the VII. Also the Ministerial Conference of Environment Protection and Health, which will be held on July 5–7, 2023. will be held in Budapest between In this regard, the director thanked the President of the Republic, Katalin Novák, for agreeing to be the main patron of the conference.
As he put it, the future environmental protection and health conference in Budapest – where experts and delegations from the 53rd organization of the WHO European region will participate – is a vital opportunity to turn knowledge and suggestions into effective solutions and to join forces for the health and beauty of people and our planet. in order to speed up the measures taken for the future.
Hans Kluge also praised the commitment and professionalism of health and social workers, as well as public health professionals, who worked tirelessly during the coronavirus pandemic, and presented a WHO award to the national chief medical officer Cecília Müller for her work during the pandemic.
His commitment and enthusiasm for supporting activities, sharing expertise and informing the population showed far in his role as a member of the Hungarian coronavirus task force. You have set an example of the appropriate level of scientific rigor and public duty, and I would like to thank you for that
said the director.