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Bulgaria has joined FOEDUS Action for cross border cooperation in sphere of organ transplantation

The Ministry of Healthcare has announced that Bulgaria joined the European FOEDUS agreement for cooperation in the sphere or organ transplantation. Currently, its active participants are 10 EU countries. Most European countries are experiencing difficulties in this area, such as declining number of donors and the shortage of qualified medical staff. In this regard, Bulgaria has started talks with Eurotransplant and several of the leading European lung transplant centers located in Germany, Spain and Austria.


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