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Today marks the joyous celebration of Easter, one of the most significant holidays in the Orthodox Christian calendar.
Cancer sufferers in Bulgaria, in need of urgent chemotherapy, are often forced to wait for weeks and even months due to shortage of experts and equipment, doctors have alerted.
"We have no choice but to make waiting lists for patients because Bulgaria suffers from a chronic shortage of oncology experts – no more than 100 for all oncology units in the country," leading oncologist Konstanta Timcheva said at an event that set up the Bulgarian Association for Medical Oncology.
The new body will gather together Bulgaria's top oncology experts from all universities and specialized hospitals across the country.
More than 6200 Bulgarians every year undergo chemotherapy treatment after being diagnosed with cancer.
Bulgarian cancer sufferers and their families often feel abandoned in their struggle to cope with the illness, both in terms of treatment and emotional support.
Unlike other European countries, whose health care systems do their best to fund extra services to support these people and their relatives through the darkest of times, those who have been diagnosed with cancer in Bulgaria face a chronic shortage of life-saving medicines.
Not to mention the lack of support they need to cope with the emotional turmoil of the illness, which is of crucial important when the cancer patients are children.
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Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev ordered the cancellation of the Council of Ministers' decision to establish the private Mom and Me Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment in Sofia, the government press service said on Saturday.
Bulgaria is set to establish its emergency air assistance service by the end of May, marking a significant step forward in the country's healthcare infrastructure
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) underscores concerns over the global surge in antibiotic usage during the Covid-19 pandemic, potentially exacerbating the silent threat of antimicrobial resistance.
The Ministry of Health in Bulgaria has announced a significant initiative to provide free whooping cough vaccines to all pregnant women between 27 to 36 weeks of gestation
A recent UN report on the health behaviors of school-age children has unveiled concerning trends regarding alcohol and cigarette consumption among Bulgarian students, sparking widespread concern
In a recent announcement that's bound to catch attention, Bulgaria's Chief State Health Inspector, Assoc. Angel Kunchev, declared that the country will not be declaring an emergency epidemic situation due to the spread of whooping cough
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