In March 2019, the Local Government of Debrecen County decided to transfer primary healthcare tasks to the University of Debrecen. With the transfer of primary healthcare tasks, the first complex institutional primary care system operating with university backing was established in Hungary, run by the Debrecen Institute for Primary Care and Health Development (hereinafter DAEFI).
The Institute's organizational units:
School and Kindergarten Health Care
School health care operates within a regulated framework based on regulations, in connection with which primary and secondary school students undergo mandatory screening tests every two years, in so-called "indicator" years. These screening tests are carried out at the Institute's screening center, where, in addition to school health tasks, ECG and complex hearing tests are also performed as supplementary examinations, and health education lectures are held.
County Health Visitor Service
From July 1, 2023, health visitors working in Hajdú-Bihar County will carry out their activities under the supervision of the County Health Visitor Service. The aim of the complete domestic organizational restructuring was to ensure uniform professional management and to provide families and children with services that meet individual needs and are of a higher standard than before. Currently, 218 health visitors work in 226 health visitor districts in the county.
Breast Milk Collection Station
Its task is to collect breast milk from mothers who have surplus milk in addition to breastfeeding their own children, and to provide breast milk to sick, premature, and low-birth-weight babies whose mothers are unable to breastfeed them.
Basic Dental Care and Emergency Services
School dental care provides basic dental care for the city's students, including twice-yearly screening examinations in 28 school dental districts for approximately 42,000 children. The organisational unit also covers 7 orthodontic and 2 oral surgery districts. Dental emergency care is provided for the residents of Debrecen on weekends and public holidays.
Health Promotion Office
The aim of the Office is to organize health maintenance and preventive screening programs for the population of Debrecen. Its tasks include health education, knowledge transfer, strengthening people's health awareness, and developing a preventive approach.
University Occupational Health Service
Its tasks include preliminary, periodic, extraordinary, and final fitness-for-work examinations of new employees, investigating occupational diseases and cases of increased exposure, inspecting workplaces, examining the health effects of work, and providing advice on personal protective equipment.
He/she participates in the identification of workplace hazards, the resolution of occupational health, physiological, ergonomic and hygiene issues, and the development of rehabilitation plans.
It organizes and administers occupational and recommended vaccinations, screening tests for university students, acute care for dormitory students, and screening tests for nursing students.
Family Doctor Service
The Family Doctor Service provides care for university employees and partners in two family doctor districts outside the two regional care obligations.