One of the most important tasks of the government is keeping capable health care workers in the profession, the state secretary in charge of health care said at the Tranzit Festival in Tihany, at Lake Balaton, on Saturday. Péter Takács told a panel discussion that compared to 2010, the sector had 2.5 times more resources, while salaries for doctors and nurses had increased four-fold. Decades of digital record keeping give Hungary’s health care system an edge over other countries, he added. He said health education, with a focus on prevention, would start in schools from September. A new system for health screenings will also be prepared, he added. Semmelweis University rector Béla Merkely highlighted the importance of a performance-based system for health care workers, but said a complex strategy needed to advance that principle beyond remuneration.