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Bulgaria Marks World Cancer Day [Feb 04, 2012] Bulgaria joins Saturday many countries across the globe in marking February 4th - World Cancer Day, dedicated to raising awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. World Cancer Day, WCD, is an initiative of the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), a leading international non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention and control of cancer ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Patients: Health Care 2012 Budget Life-Threatening [Nov 20, 2011] Bulgaria's health system will be plagued by chronic underfunding next year, putting at risk the life of all Bulgarian citizens, who need medical aid, patients have alarmed. "Bulgaria's budget for 2012 allocates, yet again, just 4% of GDP for the health care sector, which falls a long way short of the money needed to guarantee security for the Bulgarian patients, high-quality services, prevention ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's New Anti-Corruption Unit to Cost BGN 2 M per Year [Feb 20, 2011] The newly established Center for Prevention of Organized Crime and Corruption (BORKOR) will cost the Bulgarian state budget BGN 2 M per year, according to the unit's head, Rumen Milanov. "The project for BORKOR began implementing during the previous government. This is a new approach, which has not been implemented in Bulgaria.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Dump Meat Cuttings [Aug 30, 2010] Bulgaria's State Veterinary Public Health Control Directorate is planning to issue a ban on import of meat cutting that are intended for disposal. The Head of the directorate, Yordan Voynov, has stated that the ban would be one of the measures for prevention of import of unqualified meat. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Interior Minister Demands Transparency, Bigger Sentences [Jul 26, 2010] Bulgaria's Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov has demanded bigger sentences for criminals, in order to achieve better prevention of crimes. It is alarming that criminals tend to receive sentences that do not correspond to the size of their crimes. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria EC Nominee: Prevention is Critical (Novinite.com) [Feb 03, 2010] Prevention is critical, it pays for itself and it is good for the European taxpayers, said Bulgaria?s EC Humanitarian Aid Designate Kristalina Georgieva during her confirmation hearing at the European Parliament. [via YahooNews] More >>