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USB Országos Szamaritánus Társaság

USB Országos Szamaritánus Társaság Közhasznú Egyesület

Budapest, Hungary

HealthElderly carePoverty & HungerChildren & Youth
Network or umbrellaFounded 1999National reach
Profile last updated: September 26, 2026

About

Founded in 1999, USB Országos Szamaritánus Társaság is a non-profit network based in Budapest, Hungary working on health, elderly care, poverty & hunger +4 more.

USB Országos Szamaritánus Társaság is a Hungarian national Samaritan association, founded in 1999 with 11 founding members and registered in Budapest. It acts as an umbrella for Samaritan organisations in Hungary, coordinating member groups that provide patient transport, home nursing, social support and first aid training. Its work includes health prevention days, respiratory therapy for children, subsidised holidays for low-income families, food and clothing aid for people in need, and environmental initiatives such as lending motor scythes to tackle ragweed. It is a full member of the international Samaritan network SAINT and works with partner Samaritan organisations in Germany and elsewhere in Europe. Its activities are concentrated in Hungary.

Location

Budapest, Hungary

Founded

1999

Organisation type

Network or umbrella

Legal form

Közhasznú Egyesület

Legal name

USB Országos Szamaritánus Társaság Közhasznú Egyesület

Focus areas

Samaritanfirst aidpatient transporthome caresocial supporthealth preventionHungary

Languages

HUDEEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

HealthElderly carePoverty & HungerChildren & YouthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefEnvironment & ClimateAddiction

Works for

Elderly peoplePatientsChildrenFamiliesPeople in povertyHomeless peoplePeople with disabilities

How they work

Direct servicesEmergency responseAwareness & educationVolunteer programmesCommunity programmes

Programmes

AKARAT respiratory children's exercise therapy

Health · Hungary

Group exercise and hydrotherapy programme for children with respiratory illnesses, combining pool, gym and outdoor sessions.

Elsősegélynyújtás oktatás (first aid training)

Health · Hungary

EU-aligned first aid courses of 8 hours theory and 8 hours practice, ending with an exam and a certificate valid across EU member states.

Szamaritánus Nap az Egészségért

Health · Hungary

Recurring health days offering health lectures, cholesterol and blood sugar screening and blood pressure checks.

Szociális üdülés (social holidays)

Poverty & Hunger · Hungary

Subsidised holidays on the Italian Adriatic coast for lower-income families, using caravans at a campsite.

Betegszállítás (patient transport)

Health · Hungary

Patient transport services with the national health insurance fund, carried out through member organisations.

Countries of operation

Hungary

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGrantsGovernment funding

Ways to support

Donate

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Samaritan International (SAINT)

Partnerships

Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund Deutschland, DELTA Mentőszolgálat, Hungaropharma, Danon Hungária Kft.

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