Bulgarian government criticised for serious delays in neonatal screening
The Bulgarian government is under fire by the parliamentary opposition for a substantial delay in introducing neonatal screening for three...
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Bulgaria triples doctors and nurses minimum pay after months of protests
Having faced months of protests by underpaid healthcare workers, Bulgaria’s government is moving to raise salaries for young doctors and...
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Bulgaria is losing childhood obesity battle
Bulgaria is struggling to fight obesity because its institutions fail to collect reliable data. Insufficient data is masking the scale...
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Bulgaria’s transplant system under fire for suspected misuse of public funds
Bulgaria fails to identify an estimated 300 potential organ donors annually, with only a fraction of deceased patients in hospitals...
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Bulgaria's digital control of antibiotics achieves big reduction, but still falls short of EU target
The introduction of much stricter digital monitoring of antibiotic sales has, for the first time, led to a reduction in...
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Heart failure is rising in Bulgaria, mortality has increased, working capacity decreased
The number of patients with heart failure in Bulgaria is rising rapidly, while access to adequate care and treatment remains...
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Bulgaria’s rebate policy risks limiting medicine access
Sofia’s deepening reliance on mandatory rebates shifts the healthcare deficit onto companies and jeopardises patients’ access to treatment, the pharmaceutical...
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