Delegate: György G. Németh
Affiliation: Hungarian Sleep Association
Short Bio: Hungarian Sleep Association
It is the leading organization engaged in the dissemination of sleep-
related scientific knowledge and education in Hungary. Its founders
and members are institutions and experts with outstanding
achievements in the fields of health culture, sleep-related healing,
the dissemination of scientific knowledge, education and training in
Hungary. Initiated and organised by them, a new form of sleep-
related health knowledge dissemination was started in Hungary
fifteen years ago, and with the help of the international relations
system, they are dedicated to extensively raising knowledge about
sleep culture. Based on European standards, they have developed
new methods for measuring the quality of sleep, they conduct sleep
quality surveys in Hungary, and have devised occupational health
and occupational fitness screening methods with a new approach,
focusing on the prevention of workplace and traffic accidents caused
by falling asleep. Doctors and medical professionals of the
association work as a team. The association is built on broad social
openness and on the joint efforts of those who wish to and are able
to contribute to the improvement of sleep culture both in their life and
in their work. In the beginning, as partners of the World Association
of Sleep Medicine and World Sleep Society, they introduced World
Sleep Day in Hungary, organizing high-quality events for this day
every year, and have created a broad social basis for this important
field related to health care and lifestyle. A broad professional
social base has been established by sleep specialists, sleep industry
contributors and the general public to help people sleep better.
About the activities of the Hungarian Sleep Association
They involved the highest-ranking representatives of the government
responsible for health, academic centres, universities, hospitals,
clinics, the press, and major economic players engaged in sleep-
related activities. They have established a rating system and awards
for those outstanding in strengthening sleep culture, and as part of
their Sleepfriendly Program, they perform the qualification of
companies, hotels and sleep industry products every year. The
awards “Sleepfriendly Hotel”, “Sleepfriendly Company” and
“Sleepfriendly Product” represent prestigious recognition of
excellence awarded by the Hungarian Sleep Association. They
contribute to the international daylight saving time program of the
European Union and the Hungarian government, and help the public
with their expertise and providing education.
They have an independent website (www.napialvas.hu), publish an
independent newspaper – New Medical (orvosihirek.hu), and have
published the Hungarian Sleep Book, the second edition of which will
be presented to the members of the profession and the press at the
World Sleep Day 2024 (introductory speech written by Mr. Allen
O’Bryen). At the request of the World Sleep Society, they carry out
the coordination activity for the countries of the region for Central
and Eastern Europe. They have started training sleep specialists as
part of the education activities, and they control and organise the
Hungarian sleep culture movement through numerous lectures and
events. Their executive, the President of the Hungarian Sleep
Association: György G. Németh is an honorary associate professor
who has been involved in this work for 15 years as a founder. He is a
university lecturer, health-sleep journalist, editor-in-chief and
sleep communication specialist, director of the Budapest Sleep
Center. The Hungarian Sleep Association recommends him to be
specially recognised.
Activity: They have started training sleep specialists as
part of the education activities, and they control and organise the
Hungarian sleep culture movement through numerous lectures and
events. Their executive, the President of the Hungarian Sleep
Association: György G. Németh is an honorary associate professor
who has been involved in this work for 15 years as a founder. He is a
university lecturer, health-sleep journalist, editor-in-chief and
sleep communication specialist, director of the Budapest Sleep
Center. The Hungarian Sleep Association recommends him to be
specially recognised.
Location: Budapest
Date of Activity: 2011-2025
Submitted by: Gyöergy G, Németh, president, Hungarian Sleep Association
