Access to healthcare: a promise fulfilled? A hoax? Or, a matter of control? A qualitative study into the experiences of international students in Hungary

Essentially, participants demonstrated they were aware of the guidelines for hospital consultations with a general practitioner (GP). The majority of international students, especially Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders praised the healthcare package that was advanced them. However, access to healthcare, which is central to Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3), may be an illusion for some of these students, as the study revealed several obstacles hindering the smooth flow of processes in their quest for satisfactory healthcare. Therefore, this study emphasizes the need for improved systems (infrastructural and human resource capacity building) for a more efficient service.