73% of hospitals in the country say they are short of doctors, and 90% - of nurses. This is indicated by a Hospital Index nationwide survey on staff capacity in healthcare. Unless urgent steps are taken quickly, in the next 5 years there will have to be a forcible restructuring and self-closure of a great many of the medical establishments, most health managers say. At the moment, 60% of doctors are over the age of 50, and almost 30% - 61 to 70 years of age.
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev is on an official visit to Zagreb, Croatia, at the invitation of his counterpart Zoran Milanović. Among the topics to be discussed at the meeting between the two heads of state is the deepening of bilateral cooperation..
Two helicopters from the Bulgarian Air Force are participating today in the firefighting operations in the Rila Monastery area . A Mi-17 helicopter with a crew from the Krumovo air base and a Cougar helicopter took off this morning for the Kodzhakaritsa..
Over 500 employees of state forestry and hunting farms have gone out in protest at kilometer 119 of the Trakia highway. They have currently gathered at a gas station on the Trakia highway near the Plovdiv exit in the direction of Sofia. The..
Two helicopters from the Bulgarian Air Force are participating today in the firefighting operations in the Rila Monastery area . A Mi-17 helicopter with a..
Over 500 employees of state forestry and hunting farms have gone out in protest at kilometer 119 of the Trakia highway. They have currently gathered at..
Bulgaria's President Rumen Radev is on an official visit to Zagreb, Croatia, at the invitation of his counterpart Zoran Milanović. Among the topics to..
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