Sofia 4 September 2012. Bulgarian parliament passed Tuesday the amendments to the Medical Products in Human Medicine Act. The draft bill for amendments and supplements to the act, filed by the Council of Ministers, was adopted with 91 votes “forâ€, 2 votes “against†and 18 abstentions. The amendments proposed by MP Vanyo Sharkov with the…
Despite the economic crisis, Bulgaria’s healthcare system will undergo a reform destined to allocate the limited existing funds in such a manner that will benefit doctors and patients alike. In 2012, healthcare is expected to be among the priorities of the Bulgarian government, along with the construction of highways. Despite the economic…
More than 500 Bulgarian doctors have left the country to work abroad in 2010, says the Bulgarian Doctors Union. The secretary general of the Union, Dimitar Lenkov, announced the data, which was established on the basis of certificates issued for good medical practice, required for working abroad. Mostly anesthesiologists and surgeons left the Balkan…
Given the fact that you considered our previous comparison study: “The cost of living comparison between Germany and Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Lithuania†useful, here, we present you the sequel. Continuing on the same idea, you are a specialist doctor (because France only recruits specialists), you like the French lifestyle, culture, language and everything France…
So let’s say you are a doctor living in Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia or Lithuania. By now I guess you know all about the shortcomings of the healthcare system in your country, about the general smaller wages than in Germany and about the other things that make you consider a career abroad. You have your…
“In theory, the hospital form Ruse could handle the treatment of Romanian patients from Giurgiu. The problem is that the two healthcare systems can’t collaborate†said Dr. Kiril Panayotov. According to him there are no technical obstacles regarding patient transport over the border: The main problem regarding patient care across the borders and involving healthcare…
More and more eastern European doctors are heading west as government economic austerity measures eat into their pay and conditions deteriorate, leaving behind understaffed health systems in crisis. From Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania, growing numbers of physicians, surgeons, anesthetists and other specialists are packing up for countries like Britain, Germany and Sweden. “There are no…