Nemzeti Népegészségügyi és Gyógyszerészeti Központ
Hungarian national public health and medicines authority responsible for infectious-disease and environmental surveillance, laboratory diagnostics and centralized molecular testing, genomic pathogen sequencing and bioinformatic analysis, development and operation of national surveillance information systems, maintenance of national health IT sub-systems (including vaccination logistics), curation and publication of a structured public hazardous-plant database, and administration of nationally funded public-health projects (including procurement and financial reporting related to COVID-19 response). Documented activities include routine wastewater-based epidemiology for respiratory viruses, qPCR and digital PCR testing, NGS-based genomic surveillance, weekly public reporting of surveillance outputs, international project participation and WHO collaborating-centre affiliation.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
large (251-1000)
Nemzeti Népegészségügyi és Gyógyszerészeti Központ
1097 Budapest, Albert Flórián út 2-6.; Postai cím: 1437 Budapest, Pf 777.
Services
Online publication of national weekly reports summarizing wastewater-derived viral concentrations (SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B, RSV), trend interpretation and downloadable annexes.
Online catalog of plant species with structured attributes (Latin names, pollen allergenicity, contact effects, toxicity, carcinogenicity, animal toxicity) and images to inform public health guidance and risk mitigation.
Design, implementation and operational maintenance of national online reporting platforms, integration of case-based laboratory registries, and routine IT system maintenance and user notifications for professional health systems.
Coordination of seasonal influenza vaccine allocation and communication about free vaccine availability for specified risk groups.
Management and reporting services for implementation, communication and closeout of government and EU-funded public-health projects, including preparation of public press releases and financial attachments.
Development and deployment of a national disaster risk assessment system to support emergency preparedness and planning.
Online publication of national weekly reports summarizing wastewater-derived viral concentrations (SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A/B, RSV), trend interpretation and downloadable annexes.
Online catalog of plant species with structured attributes (Latin names, pollen allergenicity, contact effects, toxicity, carcinogenicity, animal toxicity) and images to inform public health guidance and risk mitigation.
Design, implementation and operational maintenance of national online reporting platforms, integration of case-based laboratory registries, and routine IT system maintenance and user notifications for professional health systems.
Coordination of seasonal influenza vaccine allocation and communication about free vaccine availability for specified risk groups.
Management and reporting services for implementation, communication and closeout of government and EU-funded public-health projects, including preparation of public press releases and financial attachments.
Development and deployment of a national disaster risk assessment system to support emergency preparedness and planning.
Expertise Areas
- Wastewater-based epidemiology
- Molecular diagnostics (digital PCR, qPCR)
- Genomic surveillance and bioinformatics
- Infectious-disease surveillance informatics
Key Technologies
- Ultrafiltration and environmental sample concentration methods
- Digital PCR
- Multiplex real-time PCR (qPCR)
- Next-generation sequencing (NGS)
News & Updates
Weekly wastewater surveillance report describing SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and RSV wastewater concentrations and interpretative guidance (national average trends, maps and figures).
Announcements and completion notices for scheduled maintenance and updates affecting national professional information systems, including vaccination logistics sub-system maintenance and certificate rotations.
Project summary describing objectives to improve case-based laboratory registries, implement online reporting for ILI/ARI/SARI, enable automated cluster detection and provide training for surveillance stakeholders.
Announcement on national availability and free allocation of seasonal influenza vaccine doses for specified risk groups for the 2025/2026 season.
Project closure materials and public attachments documenting project activities and expenditures, including press-release attachments related to vaccine procurement reporting.
Public attachments and press-release documentation regarding costs recorded for COVID-19 vaccine procurement for national programs.
Weekly wastewater surveillance report describing SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A and RSV wastewater concentrations and interpretative guidance (national average trends, maps and figures).
Announcements and completion notices for scheduled maintenance and updates affecting national professional information systems, including vaccination logistics sub-system maintenance and certificate rotations.
Project summary describing objectives to improve case-based laboratory registries, implement online reporting for ILI/ARI/SARI, enable automated cluster detection and provide training for surveillance stakeholders.
Announcement on national availability and free allocation of seasonal influenza vaccine doses for specified risk groups for the 2025/2026 season.
Project closure materials and public attachments documenting project activities and expenditures, including press-release attachments related to vaccine procurement reporting.
Public attachments and press-release documentation regarding costs recorded for COVID-19 vaccine procurement for national programs.