On 15 August Bulgaria commemorates the sacrifice of all doctors, nurses, volunteers and members of the public who have died while saving human lives. The date has been declared a Day of Salvation as a tribute to Dr. Stefan Cherkezov who, on 15..
Hospitals in Bulgaria are experiencing severe shortage of medics in a series of medical fields. Hospital wards in small Bulgarian towns are entirely relying on working retirees, while others have been already closed due to the lack of specialists...
Citizens of Ukraine who have acquired the professional qualification of "doctor" or "nurse" in Ukraine will be able to practice their profession after successfully passing an examination in Bulgarian language and professional terminology in Bulgarian ,..
Doctors and nurses from the Alexandrovska Hospital protest against lifting of the extraordinary epidemic situation. According to them, the cancellation of the epidemic situation was a hasty decision, as there are patients who need to be cared for..
73% of hospitals in the country say they are short of doctors, and 90% - of nurses. This is indicated by a Hospital Index nationwide survey on staff capacity in healthcare. Unless urgent steps are taken quickly, in the next 5 years there will..
As Bulgaria entered the European Union and Bulgarian university degrees were recognized there, many doctors and nurses emigrated to other countries of the EU, where they found better pay, excellent working conditions and..
Doctors from the hospital in Dobrich managed to save the life of a child with a massive stroke. On November 14 the 12-year-old boy was admitted in a very serious condition and with epileptic seizures. Subsequently, he fell into a coma, in which he..
A new method of treating prostate cancer is to be applied in the case of two patients at Queen Giovanna Hospital (ISUL) in Sofia on 10 December. By inserting grains of iodine 125 isotope, the tumour in the gland is irradiated internally in..
The General Directorate Combating Organized Crime has stopped a network for issuing fraudulent medical disability certificates in Sofia. Seven people were detained, three of them doctors. The medics chaired commissions and the..
In “Bulgaria Today” on Monday, July 26we bring you first the latest news stories from this country. Next on the show, we look into the problem of the shortage of doctors and nurses in Bulgaria and the difficulties children with disabilities are..
