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• First day of World Health Assembly focuses on universal health-care coverage
  22-05-2012
  The Sixty-fifth World Health Assembly, WHO’s annual global meeting of ministers and senior health officials, opened yesterday. In her opening address, Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General, emphasized the importance of universal coverage.
• Bulgaria among the small group of smoke-free countries in the Region
  22-05-2012
  The Bulgarian Parliament has adopted a full indoor smoking ban in all enclosed areas. The ban is due to enter into force on 1 June 2012. This new development will bring Bulgaria fully in line with the art. 8 of the WHO FCTC. In 2010, Bulgaria introduced a smoking ban but it was repealed.
• Web based data collection and dissemination system for epidemiological surveillance of measles and rubella in Bulgaria
  21-12-2011
  WHO/Europe funded the creation and implementation of the web based data collection and dissemination system for epidemiological surveillance of measles and rubella in Bulgaria. This is the second system after the acute respiratory infections/influenza system.
• Fighting with cancer in Bulgaria
  21-12-2011
  In September 2011, World Health Organization (WHO) consultants Jill Farrington and Jan Stjernsward visited Bulgaria and held working meetings with the WHO national counterparts on noncommunicable diseases for the preparation of the workshop “Cancer prevention, treatment and rehabilitation” funded by WHO.
• Workshop on development of palliative care in Bulgaria
  16-12-2011
  On 2-3 December 2011, the Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment on Oncology and the Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Vratsa, supported by the WHO Country Office, Bulgaria, organized the workshop entitled “Development of palliative care in Bulgaria”.
• Roadmap for next steps in deinstitutionalization in mental health service delivery in Bulgaria
  20-09-2011
  A conference to outline the next steps in deinstitutionalization in mental health service delivery will take place 7-8 October 2011, in Sofia, Bulgaria. This event is being held to follow-up a national conference held in December 2010.
• WHO issues new advice on heat-waves
  22-07-2011
  Over the last week, several countries in south-eastern Europe have experienced a severe heat-wave. WHO/Europe has issued new information sheets with advice for the general public, medical professionals and health services on how to deal with the health effects of a heat-wave.
• Heat waves in Bulgaria
  13-07-2011
  This week Bulgaria is experiencing a heat wave with heat records in South-western and Northern Bulgaria.
• Day against alcohol abuse “Alcohol and your bounds – find them!”
  01-07-2011
  The Ministry of Health initiated a day against alcohol abuse “Alcohol and your bounds – find them!” The celebration of this day was in front of the Ministry building, in central Sofia. The event was supported by the WHO Country Office in Bulgaria.
• National action plan on physical activity in Bulgaria
  16-06-2011
  From April - October 2011 the National Center of Public Health and Analyses, with the financial support of WHO, will prepare an overview of existing policies, capacities, stakeholders and surveillance data as well as challenges with regard to physical activity promotion.
• 25th Meeting of the South-eastern Europe (SEE) Health Network and 3rd Preparatory Meeting for the 3rd SEE Ministers of Health Forum “Health in All Policies in the SEE: A Shared Goal and Responsibility, Bulgaria”
  16-06-2011
  The forum will discuss important issues related to the future challenges and steps of the cooperation in public health in the SEE region.
• World No Tobacco Day in Bulgaria
  16-06-2011
  Activities for the Day were organized by the Ministry of Health of Bulgaria, nongovernmental organizations, and school and university students, with support from WHO.
• Seminar on hospital payment systems in Bulgaria
  03-06-2011
  A policy seminar “Changing the payment system for hospital care in Bulgaria to improve equity and efficiency” will be held 20-21 June 2011 in Sofia.
• Polio immunization campaign held in Bulgaria
  06-05-2011
  In light of European Immunization Week 2011 the association, “National Network of the Health mediators”, with support from WHO, conducted a comprehensive immunization campaign from 23-30 April 2001 against polio for children aged 1-7 years without immunization or no evidence of such, children without a family doctor and those without permanent addresses.
• 5th Pharmaceutical Health Information System (PHIS) Network and Advisory Board Meeting, Sofia, 28-29 April 2011
  14-04-2011
  The 5th Pharmaceutical Health Information System (PHIS) Network Meeting and Advisory Board Meeting will take place in Sofia, 28 – 29 April 2011. The meeting will bring together the authorities for medicines pricing and reimbursement in EU countries.
• Site audit to be held 7-10 December 2010
  03-12-2010
• Assessment of tuberculosis laboratory network in Bulgaria
  29-11-2010
  Dr Daniela Cirillo, Head of Emerging Bacterial Pathogens Unit at the San Raffaele Scientific Institute visited Bulgaria 23-26 November to assess the tuberculosis laboratory network in Bulgaria.
• Policy seminar on reforming health insurance in Bulgaria: learning from international experience
  28-04-2010
  At the request of the Government, a WHO mission visited Bulgaria to seek a better understanding of the underlying deficiencies and motivations for moving towards a multiple-insurer system. A policy seminar was organized to discuss the existing evidence and experience of insurers’ competition in Europe.