Hungarian
Minister of Health, Dr. Jenő Rácz conducted a brief visit in
Washington on January 14. Minister Rácz and U.S. Secretary of Health
and Human Services Tommy G Thompson signed an agreement on health and
medical sciences. The Understanding between the two government agencies
creates a legal framework for future cooperation. The Ministry of Health
and the Department of Health and Human Services intend to enhance and
expand cooperative efforts addressing their common problems in the areas
of prevention- and health-promotion-oriented policies, health services,
information technology, epidemiology, bioterrorism, and medical
research.
Minister
Rácz had meetings in several institutes of the National Institutes of
Health (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Fogarty International
Center, National Cancer Institute). He also met with representatives of
the Nashville Health Care Council and the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
