National Public Health Centre
Agency overview
Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ
Headquartered at the Building of National Centre of Epidemiology, Budapest, Hungary
Formed	1 October 2018
Headquarters	Albert Flórián út 2-6, 1097, Budapest, Hungary
Agency executive	Cecília Müller^[1]
Website	www.nnk.gov.hu

National Public Health Centre (NPHC) (Hungarian: Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ; NNK) is a Hungarian centralised budgetary body based in Budapest having been established in 2018 as the legal successor of the State Public Health and Medical Officer Service (ÁNTSZ).^[2]^[3] In December 2018, Hungarian physician Cecília Müller became the Chief Medical Officer.^[1]

Governance

The agency is given authority under the Minister of Human Resources 18/2019. (VI. 6.) EMMI instruction on the Organisational and Operational Regulations (SZMSZ) of the National Centre for Public Health.^[4]

Department of Health Administration

The National Public Health Centre encompasses the Department of Health Administration, an organisational unit under the direct supervision of the National Chief Medical Officer. The administration body has many roles and functions, such as the authorisation and control of the activities of health care providers. The tasks undertaken on behalf of the National Chief Medical Officer include, but are not limited to:^[5]

provision of inpatient specialist care
organising patient transport
the supply of blood
provision of haemodialysis
cell and tissue banking
diagnostics for molecular genetics
in vitro fertilisation and genetic counselling
investigating complaints, including public interest complaints against health care providers
monitoring the enforcement of regulations governing the operation of health care institutions
performing official tasks in relation to the authorisation of medical research, particularly where intervention in humans is implicated
undertaking official tasks related to organ transplantation, particularly with respect to contracts with Eurotransplant

References

^ ^a ^b "Megvan az új tisztifőorvos" [New Chief Medical Officer appointed]. Nepszava (in Hungarian). 1 December 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "National Public Health Center". eurohealthnet.eu. EuroHealthNet. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Megkezdi a munkát a Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ" [The National Center for Public Health will begin work] (in Hungarian). 1 October 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Szervezeti és Működési Szabályzatát" [Organisational and operational rules] (in Hungarian). 2 July 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
^ "Egészségügyi Igazgatási Főosztály" [Department of Health Administration]. nnk.gov.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Népegészségügyi Központ (NNK). 8 October 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2021.