Ministry of health social and family affairs
May 29, 2006
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In Hungary the social and welfare systems are managed and supervised by the Ministry of Health, Social and Family Affairs, with the exception of unemployment benefits (unemployment benefit, pre-retirement unemployment support). The activities of the Minister of Health, Social and Family Affairs are focussed on the fulfilment of the health policy, social policy and family policy tasks of the Government. In this work the Minister manages, coordinates and organises the health and social care system, the scientific and research activities in the sector, health and pension policy tasks relating to social insurance (in cooperation with the Minister of Finance) and also manages the National Health Insurance Fund and the National Pension Insurance General Directorate, as well as performs all tasks related to them, established by law. The Minister sets out the public hygiene and public health tasks, and is in charge of the public health programme aiming at the prevention of diseases, and all other tasks relating to health promotion, he controls the National Public Health and Medical Officer?s Service, the agencies of health care with national competence, national institutes, health services provided in higher education institutions, health improvement research activities, and the Office for Authorisation and Administrative Procedures of the Ministry. The Minister also operates the Social Policy Council, the National Health Council, the National Disability Council, and he exercises regulatory supervision over the Hungarian Medical Association and Hungarian Chamber of Pharmacists. In order to fulfil his social policy and family policy tasks, the Minister defines tasks related to social care, child protection, and ensuring equal opportunities for disabled individuals, develops the system of social institutional care and services and identifies development trends for them, and also elaborates a system of family benefits and child raising support.
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