National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
Contact person
Dr Melles Marta (Director)Gyáli út, 2-6
HU-1097 Budapest
Hungary
Tel +36 1 476 1194
Fax +36 1 476 1126
Description of the institute
The National Center for Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary (NCE) is a governmental institution The geographic focus is the national level, as well as sub national level. The Hungarian name of the institute is Országos Epidemiológiai Központ or just OEK.Mission
The mission of the OEK is to protect population health by numerous tasks, including research activities, training and practical activity in the field of communicable disease epidemiology, and to provide valid data on health for decision-makers, health professionals and the public.The Center was established on 1 January 1998 and has approximately 360 employees including nearly 200 graduates. Divisions and departments of the Center are headquarters in the field of epidemiology of infectious. Although an independent body, the OEK is attached to the organisational structure of the National Public Health and Medical Officer Service.
The main tasks and present activities of the Center:
- Communicable disease epidemiology
- Surveillance and control of communicable disease
- Organization and coordination of epidemiological and laboratory surveillance programmes
- Organization of the nation-wide collection of epidemiological data, and laboratory samples
- Participation in EU networks of epidemiological surveillance and of reference laboratories
- Participation in EU networks of epidemiological surveillance and of reference laboratories
- Elaboration and implementation of the regional and national strategies in communicable disease prevention and control
- Elaboration of recommendations and guidelines for public health intervention
- HIV/AIDS in Hungary
- Surveillance of Nosocomial Infection
- Antibiotic resistance- genetical bacground
- Drug resistance- prevention, prudent use
- Vaccine preventable disease
- Monitoring of health status of Hungarian Population
- Chronic viral infection
- Training in communical disease epidemiology and microbiology
- Advise and technical support to district Public Health Authorities
Training opportunities
The training opportunities include participation in surveillance programs, in data analysis of national notification data on communicable diseases and on laboratory results. The fellow will have opportunity to spend necessary time in laboratories and gain basic knowledge on sample processing and microbiological diagnostic methods, teaching, and publishing articles. Trainees will have opportunity to participate in a wide range of outbreak investigations. Field work is expected to be done in cooperation with colleagues in public health centres. All necessary support including computer equipment, communication and library facilities are available.Training supervision
The EPIET trainee will be based in Epidemiology Program Office; projects will be available in all units. The fellow will be directly supervised by medical epidemiologist and could consult any specialist in the institute if necessary.Language requirements
English language will be required. Hungarian language is necessary for the trainee to operate effectively on the field.Training history
Number of EPIET fellows trained at institute: 1 (2006)Number of alumni at institute: None
Available as a training site for cohort 14: Yes