Press Releases

Budapest, October 11, 2001

Today, Dr. Emil Farkas, assistant professor and president of the Tumor Surgery Foundation, received a donation of HUF 1 000 000 from Gyula Szabó, head of Matáv's Corporate Contributions Sponsorship Department. The Foundation will use the money to purchase medical equipment for the treatment of tumor patients.

The sponsorship and donations activities of large corporations have long traditions in Western Europe and the United States, and Matáv has set the goal of introducing this tradition here, too. Numerous health institutions and social organizations have already been the target of its donations and sponsorship activities. The company concentrates on seven key areas (treatment of cardiac and vascular diseases, health promotion programs, treatment of communication problems, sport activities of handicapped people, cultural initiatives of disadvantaged localities, dealing with the health and social problems of children, support of telephone helpline services), donating larger amounts each year (this year these charitable donations amounted to over HUF 50 million).

Gyula Szabó, head of Matáv's Corporate Contributions Sponsorship Department, today presented the HUF 1 000 000 check to assistant professor Dr. Emil Farkas, president of the Tumor Surgery Foundation, in the National Oncology Institute.