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Bulgaria, Greece Turn WD Teen Patient Nightmare into Happy Ending [Jan 26, 2012] A thirteen-year-old Bulgarian comatose patient, who was saved after authorities and doctors in Bulgaria and Greece pooled their efforts for a liver transplant, took the first step toward his new life on Thursday. "The operation is unique in that it brings together the efforts of two countries ? Bulgaria and Greece. Fortunately our attempt to save the child's life proved successful," Dr.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Hellish Crash Victim, Skull Blown Away, Dies [Aug 11, 2011] The woman, who was most severely injured in a hellish bus crash in Bulgaria in the middle of June, which killed eight, has died in hospital. Albena Samuilova, 46, from the coastal town of Burgas did not regain consciousness after crash and doctors did not have much hope for her life. Upon the impact in the crash part of Albena's skull was blown away and missing, so the doctors had to make ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's black market blood is lifesaving [May 24, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria -- Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Slavka Petrova swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic. It& ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's black market in blood is flourishing [May 23, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the... [via YahooNews] More >>

In Bulgaria, a black market in blood is flourishing as donors become more and more scarce [May 23, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria ? Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Slavka Petrova swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic. It?s a grim reality for patients and families in Bulgaria, a struggling EU nation where donors are troublingly scarce, hospitals are strapped for funds and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

In Bulgaria, a black market in blood is flourishing as donors become more and more scarce [May 23, 2011] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Slavka Petrova swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's black market in blood is flourishing [May 23, 2011] Her 85-year-old husband needed immediate surgery but doctors told her to find blood for the operation herself. So Slavka Petrova swallowed her anguish and went to haggle on the black market outside the national blood clinic. [via YahooNews] More >>

The Bulgaria 2010 Review: Health [Jan 07, 2011] 2010 health news were marked by several reshuffles at the health ministry; doctors and patients disgruntled over healthcare budget cuts and poor conditions at healthcare facilities and the replacement of the full smoking ban with a partial one. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Doctors Keep Up Protests over Health Care Funding [Nov 02, 2010] Doctors in Bulgaria's coastal town of Burgas will take over on Tuesday the one-hour relay protests, which their colleagues in Sliven initiated a day earlier, against the sorry state of the country's hospitals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Health Minister: Not Enough Doctors in Bulgaria [Jun 01, 2010] Bulgaria Health Minister, Anna-Maria Borisova, has stated that there are not enough doctors in Bulgaria in her speech on International Childrens Day in Sofia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria National Healthcare With BGN 800 M to Spend [May 14, 2010] Part of the NZOK funds have been used to cover outstanding debts to doctors and hospitals, declared Friday Bulgaria's Health Minister Anna-Maria Borisova. [via YahooNews] More >>

Head of Doctors Union: Bulgaria Health Minister Is Easy to Talk with [May 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Doctors Union and the Bulgarian Health Minister Anna-Maria Borisova agree on 90% of the health issues in the country. The head of the Bulgarian Union of Doctors, Tsvetan Raychinov, and Minister Borisova held their first work meeting Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Head of Doctors Union: Bulgaria Health Minister Is Easy to Talk with [May 03, 2010] Bulgaria's Doctors Union and the Bulgarian Health Minister Anna-Maria Borisova agree on 90% of the health issues in the country. The head of the Bulgarian Union of Doctors, Tsvetan Raychinov, and Minister Borisova held their first work meeting Monday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Sofia Doctors College Skeptical about New Bulgaria Health Minister [Apr 07, 2010] The Doctors College in Bulgaria s capital Sofia is skeptical about the qualities and credentials of the new Health Minister, Dr. Anna-Maria Borisova. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria nominates new health minister amid protests [Apr 07, 2010] Source: Reuters * New minister to carry out stalled healthcare reform * Doctors protest over delayed payments SOFIA, April 7 (Reuters) - Bulgaria 's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, facing doctors' protests and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Doctors Stage Mass Protest on Professional Day [Apr 07, 2010] The doctors' strike in Bulgaria is entitled Day of Health-Day of Protest and coincides with April 7, the official Day of Health. Photo by Sofia Photo Agency [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Reassures Doctors over Temporary Wage Cut (Novinite.com) [Mar 27, 2010] Bulgaria PM Boyko Borisov has reassured Bulgarian doctors that the ceiling on their wages will only be a temporary anti-crisis measure. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Health Ministry Vows Higher Medical Personnel Wages (Novinite.com) [Mar 18, 2010] Bulgaria's Deputy Foreign Minister, Valerii Mitrev, promises a starting salary of EUR 1 100 for doctors and EUR 400 for nurses. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Officially Oks U-Turn over Health Tax Hike (Novinite.com) [Mar 17, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government has officially dropped plans for a health tax hike, which was approved last week amid doctors' walkouts and in a bid to raise additional funds to support the ailing system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Makes U-Turn over Health Tax Hike (Novinite.com) [Mar 15, 2010] Bulgaria's center-right government has dropped plans for a heath tax hike, which was approved last week amid doctors' walkouts and in a bid to raise additional funds to support the ailing system. [via YahooNews] More >>