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Bulgaria Begins Bids for Sacked Ministers Replacements [Mar 16, 2012] Media and insiders in Bulgaria are bidding for the names of two new ministers in the aftermath of resignations of Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, and Economy and Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, The Executive Committee of Bulgaria's ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria party, GERB, accepted the resignations Thursday evening. According to official rules, their names will ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Attempts to Lower Medication Prices Legislatively [Mar 09, 2012] Bulgaria's Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, will propose legal amendments aimed at lowering prices of medications paid for by the National Health Insurance Fund, NZOK. Speaking before Members of the Parliament from the Healthcare Committee, the Minister explained the measures have two goals ? to bring prices of medications to their 2010 levels, when the signing of the contracts was under ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Moves Step Closer to Full Smoking Ban [Feb 16, 2012] Bulgaria's parliamentary health commission has approved unanimously the proposal for introducing a full ban on smoking in closed public spaces as of June 1, 2012. "This is one of the very rare cases where the MPs vote as people and experts, not as members of a particular party," Health Minister Stefan Konstantinov commented. Bulgaria's cabinet recently issued an official proposal to introduce a ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Vows to Revive Near Terminally Ill Health Care [Dec 17, 2011] Bulgaria's prime minister, well known for his populist pledges, plans to assign top priority to the country's struggling health system, plagued by chronic underfunding, brain-drain and a lack of meaningful reform. "The government will push for more money and will help the Health Minister, whom we left high and dry this year," Boyko Borisov told Darik radio on Sunday. ?It is very easy to say that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Introduce Full Smoking Ban June 2012 - Minister [Dec 13, 2011] Bulgaria will introduce a full smoking ban for closed public areas on June 1 2012, the country's Health Minister Stefan Konstantinov has reiterated. On Wednesday, Konstantinov will submit his proposal for a full smoking ban to the country's Council of Ministers. "The Ministry of healthcare is fighting to make Bulgaria's people healthier," Konstantinov told the Bulgarian National Television early ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Vows to Introduce Full Smoking Ban June 1 2012 [May 31, 2011] A full smoking ban is to be introduced in Bulgaria on June 1 2012, the country's Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov announced Tuesday, the global No Tobacco Day. "We will not do like the Americans and abolish smoking even in parks, but I believe banning it in closed spaces will be the next useful step," Konstantinov said Tuesday, as cited by the Dnevnik daily. According to data gathered by the ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Govt Moves to Revamp Bulgaria's Notorious Emergency Medical Aid [May 04, 2011] Bulgaria's Health Ministry has announced it plans to introduce standards for providing emergency medical aid, which is notorious failing to prevent numerous deaths by being slow and inadequate. Bulgarian Health Minister Stefan Konstantinov announced Wednesday that the emergency medical teams will be required to arrive on the spot within 20 minutes after the 112 call in life-threatening cases. In ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Introduce Full Smoking Ban 2012 [Apr 07, 2011] Bulgaria will introduce a full smoking ban, but not earlier than 2012, the country's Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, declared Thursday. Bulgaria is second only to Greece in the percentage of smokers, and first in the EU on the percentage of smokers between 15 and 20 years of age, as Konstantinov pointed out recently. According to the current restrictions that entered into effect on ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Health Minister: No Grounds for Radiation Pills Craze [Mar 16, 2011] Bulgaria's health minister has tried to assuage fears of radiation winds reaching the country after Japan nuclear plant blasts, which has spiked demand for the drug potassium iodide. "Those Bulgarians who are worried about their health over the events happening in Japan should better recall their lessons in geography and see where this country is on the map. They will realize right way that ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Govt Oks Health Care Map, Delays Reforms [Feb 23, 2011] Bulgaria's government adopted on Wednesday the national health care map, which has been in the pipeline since 2006, but will definitely fail to turn into the much anticipated launching pad for reforms in the sector. "For the time being however it can only be used as a useful source of information for legislation prevents us from closing hospitals," Health Minister Stefan Konstantinov admitted at ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Launches Patients' Rights Council [Feb 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Health Minister, Dr. Stefan Konstantinov, launched Monday a Public Council on Patient's Rights, the Health Ministry press center informs. The move is based on article 86a of the Health Act in Bulgaria. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Health Minister Prepares Concept for Better Healthcare [Dec 08, 2010] Bulgaria's Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, has announced he will work for implementing full smoking ban on public places. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's In Vitro Fund Gets BGN 5 M Shot [Oct 14, 2010] Bulgaria's new Health Minister, Stefan Konstantinov, opened Thursday the renovated diagnostics department at the Oncology Clinic in Sofia. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Health Minister Claims Wrong Way of Health Care Reform [Oct 08, 2010] Stefan Konstantinov, Bulgaria's Health Minister, has claimed that the reform in the health care sector was not going as fast as it should have. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Parliament Elects New Health Minister [Oct 06, 2010] Bulgaria's parliament has expectedly supported the nomination of Stefan Konstantinov for new health minister to replace Anna-Maria Borisova , who quit last week over a funding row that has put hospitals in debt. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Names New Health Minister [Sep 30, 2010] Stefan Konstantinov has been picked by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov for new health minister. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria health minister quits [Sep 29, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's health minister resigned Wednesday amid growing public discontent over the government's inability to reform the country's ailing health care system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria health minister quits amid failed health reform, 2nd to resign since March [Sep 29, 2010] Bulgaria's health minister has resigned amid growing public discontent over the government's inability to reform the ailing health care system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria health minister quits amid failed health reform, 2nd to resign since March [Sep 29, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - Bulgaria's health minister has resigned amid growing public discontent over the government's inability to reform the ailing health care system. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Health Minister Claims Copay Not Determined Yet [Sep 29, 2010] Anna-Maria Borisova, Bulgaria's Health Minister, has claimed that the reforms always affect someone's interests and this was the reason for the demand for her resignation. [via YahooNews] More >>