UNICEF Emergency Response in Hungary
Background Access to primary health care including immunization, advice on adequate nutrition and feeding practices for babies and children, and mental health and psychosocial support remains a challenge for refugees in Hungary due to language barriers and limited capacity of national health systems to absorb increasing numbers of patients. It is therefore important to remove bottlenecks that hinder access for Ukrainian refugees to these critical services. UNICEF’s response Through the collaboration with the Municipalities of Debrecen and Győr as well as with the Hungarian Reformed Church Aid, UNICEF is supporting local health service providers to ensure regular household visits for early identification of children and women in need for immunization, early childhood intervention and development services, specialized mental health support, health promotion and health education. More than 2,100 children and women have received UNICEF-support primary health care services and nearly 600 children and women have received secondary and tertiary health care services through UNICEF-supported facilities in Debrecen and Győr. In December 2022, UNICEF partnered with the Municipality and the University of Debrecen, and the NGO Dorcas Ministries to increase access to health services and promote adequate nutrition and good feeding practices for both refugee and host community families. By the end of 2023 more than 5,900 infant and young child feeding counseling sessions are expected to be held with parents and caregivers to promote and support proper feeding in Debrecen and other settlements where Hungarian Reformed Church Aid provides services for the most disadvantaged families. Through the collaboration with the University of Debrecen, UNICEF is procuring a medical container in the Dorcas Ministries accommodation center. The container will be staffed with health professionals, including Ukrainian health workers to provide services such as immunization, early childhood development support, specialized mental health support, health promotion and health education. Furthermore, as part of the above-mentioned partnership, the Debrecen Health Promotion Center commenced its operations with the support of UNICEF. Within the framework of this partnership, the building underwent renovation, and a wide range of screenings, preventive and developmental services have been introduced to assist both refugees and the host community.
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