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News Bulgaria » Health: Bulgaria moves to restore procurement rules for private hospitals amid EU court case

News channel or source: https://www.euractiv.com/news/bulgaria-moves-to-restore-procurement-rules-for-private-hospitals-amid-eu-court-case/

Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

The reform would introduce common purchasing rules for all hospitals funded by the national health insurance system and expand centralised drug procurement ...

News Bulgaria » Health: Bulgaria's Health Minister Downplays Medicine Shortage Concerns Amid Insulin Supply Issues

News channel or source: https://www.novinite.com/articles/224496/Bulgaria%27s+Health+Minister+Downplays+Medicine+Shortage+Concerns+Amid+Insulin+Supply+Issues

Published on: Tuesday 27 February 2024

In today's briefing held at the Ministry of Health, Bulgaria's Minister of Health, Prof. Hristo Hinkov, addressed concerns regarding the shortage of certain medicines in the country, particularly ...

News Bulgaria » Health: Bulgaria's health data rules test EU digital health strategy

News channel or source: https://www.euractiv.com/news/bulgaria-health-data-rules-test-eu-digital-health-strategy/

Published on: Thursday 16 July 2026

Bulgaria’s rules on access to electronic health records are facing scrutiny at the EU’s top court after rights lawyers challenged what they describe as excessively broad access to sensitive personal ...

News Bulgaria » Health: Bulgaria’s Health System Could Achieve Much Higher Value-for-Money While Reducing Out-of-Pocket Spending

News channel or source: https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/04/29/bulgaria-health-system-could-achieve-much-higher-value-for-money-while-reducing-out-of-pocket-spending

Published on: Tuesday 28 April 2015

World Bank team of experts presented findings from studies commissioned by the Government on Bulgaria’s Health Financing System, Pharmaceuticals, and Emergency Care SOFIA, April 29, 2015 — The ...

News Bulgaria » Health: Romania, Bulgaria health systems are sick from underfunding, understaffing and corruption

News channel or source: https://www.foxnews.com/world/romania-bulgaria-health-systems-are-sick-from-underfunding-understaffing-and-corruption

Published on: Monday 17 November 2014

The Romanian health ministry says that 8,000 doctors have requested documents allowing them to work abroad in the last three years. This comes at a time when Vasile Astarastoae, chairman of the ...

News Bulgaria » Health: Bulgaria's Health Minister Cites Concerns Over Child Mortality Rates

News channel or source: https://www.novinite.com/articles/222603/Bulgaria%27s+Health+Minister+Cites+Concerns+Over+Child+Mortality+Rates

Published on: Sunday 26 November 2023

Health Minister Hristo Hinkov raised critical points at the 6th National Congress of the Bulgarian Medical Association, highlighting Bulgaria's leading position in Europe's mortality rates. He ...

News Bulgaria » Health: Bulgaria makes COVID 'health pass' obligatory for leisure activities

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/bulgaria-makes-covid-health-pass-143437855.html

Published on: Tuesday 19 October 2021

FILE PHOTO: People receive coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine in Krushovitsa SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria will make a COVID-19 "Green Certificate" mandatory for indoor access to restaurants, cinemas ...

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