Lowest life expectancy, high childhood obesity, biggest number of smokers per capita and unusually high medical costs - these are the conclusions of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies about Bulgaria's healthcare. Bulgaria is the EU country with lowest costs for healthcare per capita, but compared to its neighbours the healthcare costs/GDP ratio is high. Bulgaria spends over EUR 1,300 per person, which is twice more than in 2005. The pharmaceutical companies absorb 43% of the public funding for healthcare. 34% of the funding is allotted to hospital treatment and very little money is spent on prevention, the experts note.
The deployment of Bulgarian soldiers to Ukraine has never been discussed, caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev said after meeting NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in Sofia. "For me, this is a typical example of a hybrid attack and..
''If you make a mistake when voting with a paper ballot, you can request another one'', Kamelia Neykova, Chairperson of the Central Election Commission, said for BN T. ''If a voter is only entitled to participate in the parliamentary elections, he can..
''The main goal of NATO is not to wage war but to prevent war. We are strong because we are united'', NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly held in Sofia. "NATO is the strongest and..
A major repair of the Danube Bridge near Ruse will begin at the end of June. It will be difficult. Traffic will be limited to one lane, but the facility..
"Russia suffers from internal division and discord, concealed by illusory unity, but in fact millions there are internally displaced dissidents..
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has arrived in Sofia. On May 27, he will address the Spring Session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly..
sunshine, cloud, rain and thunder
Partly cloudy, chance of rain
Mostly Cloudy
Overcast, rain