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Hungary HEALTH AND WELFARE
After the communist government assumed power in
Hungary, it
devoted much attention to meeting the specific health care
and
social security needs of the population. In comparison
with
prewar standards, the average citizen received far better
health
care and social assistance as a result of the government's
policy. Such improvements did not extend to housing; like
other
countries in Eastern Europe, Hungary has faced a severe
housing
shortage since the late 1940s. However, unlike most other
countries in Eastern Europe, since the mid-1970s the
government
has encouraged citizens to build their own housing. This
policy
has eased the shortage somewhat, but as of 1989 the lack
of
adequate housing remained a serious problem.
Data as of September 1989
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