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Bulgaria to receive two medical helicopters by the end of the year

Health Minister Galya Kondeva
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Bulgaria will receive the second medical helicopter at the end of November. The third medical helicopter will be delivered at the end of December. There has been a delay in the delivery of the second medical helicopter, which was originally scheduled to arrive by the middle of the year, caretaker Minister of Health Galya Kondeva told the National Assembly Healthcare Committee.  

Minister Kondeva added that the first helicopter, which is already performing missions, will be moved to the air base in Sliven, while the expected second helicopter will remain in Sofia.



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