Mission:
“Health is Wealth” and in this manner we strongly believe that this is a critical issue in relation with the competitiveness of Hungary. Our goal remained that in the best interest of our member companies, we manage an on going working relationship and communication between medical business community and the Hungarian Government / Health Authorities to identify critical issues and to provide recommendations for solutions. We must change their perception of the industry from being a purely profit driven group to knowledgeable, expert and trusted partner.
Follow up on series of “Healthcare Debates”
After the successful event series before the elections in 2010 and the publication of its result as a consensus paper, we planned to discuss its content with new healthcare administration. We believed that this event is crucial for us to share and compare our ideas with government’s Semmelweis Plan. On the evening of 7th March we hosted Healthcare Secretary Miklos Szócska at our healthcare committee meeting.
Such as in the previous years, the Committee continued having presentations about the Hungarian Healthcare System. Approximately 25 visitors from U.S. attended Csaba Szokodi’s presentation.
Legislative and technical backgrounds of the system were introduced to the audience during this lesson.
Partnership in development of health care related legislation
We would like to be seen by policy makers as a reliable and professional partner in the fore coming health care related legislation activities. One of the announced budget saving initiative relates to pharmaceutical industry, so this is a crucial item for our member companies. We strongly believe that we do have the knowledge and expertise to provide professional support and feedback. The frame agreement between AmCham and Minister Navracsics creates good platform to execute this initiative.
