Background
Szilard, Istvan Pal was born on July 21, 1944 in Baja, Hungary. Son of Zoltan Szilard and Ilona Feil.
Szilard, Istvan Pal was born on July 21, 1944 in Baja, Hungary. Son of Zoltan Szilard and Ilona Feil.
Doctor of Medicine, Medical University Pecs, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1984.
Resident, then assistant 2d Medical Clinical Medical University Pecs, Hungary, 1968-1973, assistant, senior lector, associate professor Institute Public Health Medicine Hungary, 1974-1992. Head South Hungarian Reference Center MONICA Project World Health Organization, Pecs, 1982-1995. Medical officer International Organization Migration, Brcko, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 1996-1999, senior medical officer for Central and Southeast Europe, 1999—2002, senior medical officer Central and Southeast Europe Pristina, 2000—2003.
Senior migration health adviser for Europ, liaison person European Commission, Brussels, since 2003. Chairman Hungarian Network Health Promoting Schools, Budapest, 1993-1996.
Member Hungarian Scientific Association Social Medicine (secretary general since 1992), International Organization Agricultural Medicine & Rural Health, (Budapest secretary general since 2003, International Peace prize 2003).
Married Erika Kordely, April 3, 1980. Children: Antonia, David.