Low pay at home, plus poor prospects and conditions spur hundreds of physicians each year to seek work elsewhere in the EU For seven months, psychiatrist Ildiko Szabo got up every day before 5 a.m. and caught the first train from Szeged to Budapest. Three hours later she would be sitting in a Swedish language…
The Hungarian government is trying to tame the wave of medical doctors leaving the country by offering them money to stay. But as the application deadline approaches, few have expressed interest in the government scheme. Under the program, Hungarian doctors can receive 100,000 forints ($530) net on top of their monthly salaries for a period…
Like governments the world over, Hungary is seeking ways to rein in spending on health care. If anything, the problem may be even more acute for the Fidesz party-led Hungarian government, which has the highest debt-to-GDP ratio in Central and Eastern Europe and aims to trim its budget deficit to close to 3% of GDP…
Without constant recruiting of foreign doctors East Germany would have no sustainable medical care. Although the Federal Chamber of Physicians is not considering it permanent solution, Saxony, Thuringia and Co. go on promotional tours in countries such as Austria, Hungary, Poland, etc. in order to attract foreign doctors. If the television series “A Country Doctor