Bulgarian Hospitals Angry about State Funding Cuts
A new drastic cut of state funding leaves hospitals with money, covering only the salaries of the staff, while the rest should be paid by the patients.
A new drastic cut of state funding leaves hospitals with money, covering only the salaries of the staff, while the rest should be paid by the patients.
Mosquitoes, infected with the West Nile virus have killed three people for three days in Greece.
The Sofia Administrative Court has canceled the order by the Bulgarian Fund for Assisted Reproduction, which has imposed an age limit of 43 years to women who want to conceive "in vitro".
The Bulgarian Health Minister has stated that a problem in the country is not the lack of ambulance cars, but the deficiency of doctors.
The Bulgarian Parliament passed Wednesday, at first reading, the updated budget of the National Health Insurance Fund (NZOK) for 2010.
The Bulgarian Health Ministry warns about 65 harmful food supplements from the US, containing steroids or steroid substances, sold over the internet.
The Bulgarian Health Minister Anna-Maria Borisova has announced that 430 hospitals are not enough for 7,5 million people.
A new institute for treating children suffering from dyslexia and autism opened doors Wednesday in Sofia.
Representatives of patient organizations and the Bulgarian Medical Association gathered to protest in front of the Council of Ministers building against the introduction of delegated budgeting for hospitals.
Kids in Bulgaria are starting to take drugs at an increasingly lower age and are resorting to new types of narcotics, according to experts.
Bulgaria is the only country in the EU that does not have a screening program for cancer, the Director of the National Oncology Hospital, Zdravka Valerianova announced.
A Bulgarian pharmaceutical company and the Ministries of Education and Health will start an educational campaign on "Modern contraception".
A ban of all genetically modified products and ingredients for preparation of children foods in Bulgaria has been proposed Wednesday in an amendment in the Bulgarian Food Act.
No more than 20-22 people out of 1000 donate blood voluntarily in Bulgaria, which leaves the country at the bottom of the ranking for blood donation in Europe.
Bulgaria's Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, opened Friday the second national sports competition for people with transplants and on dialysis.
Bulgaria Health Minister, Anna-Maria Borisova, has stated that there are not enough doctors in Bulgaria, during her speech on International Children's Day in Sofia.
Several Bulgarian NGOs announced Monday they are filing a class action complaint with the European Commission over systematic violations of health care rights in the country.
The World Health Organizations has warned that measles is making a rapid comeback in African, Asian and even some European countries, including Bulgaria, because of a lack of vaccination.
The number of medical leaves in Bulgaria dropped by 20 000 in April, announced on Thursday Hristina Mitreva, the Chief of the National Social Security Institute (NOI).
The number of Bulgarians that have applied for outside sponsorship for treatment abroad has tripled, announced Tuesday the executive director of the Bulgarian Donorship Program, Krasimira Velichkova.
The US Ambassador to Bulgaria, James Warlick, voiced Monday his country's willingness to assist Bulgaria in implementing the online health care system in Bulgaria.
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