AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoChildren’s Health Boost: Burgas’ “St Anastasia” Children’s Hospital has received its operating licence, clearing the way for contracts with the Regional Health Insurance Fund and patient admissions, with capacity for 220,000+ children across south-eastern Bulgaria. Health System Delivery: The National Children’s Hospital construction project will be restarted under the Ministry of Health after delays—no designer selected, no building permit, and missing operational documentation steps. Care for Aging & Disability: Bulgaria is pushing deinstitutionalization of long-term care, aiming to reform municipal homes and create nearly 200 new social services, including home-based support and mobile integrated health-social teams. Household Health Costs: From 1 August, people paying their own mandatory health insurance contributions will pay €24.81 per month, based on a higher minimum insurable income. Diabetes Access Push: The Patients Active in Healthcare association urges NHIF and the Health Ministry to expand reimbursement for test strips, continuous glucose monitoring, insulin pumps, and diabetes screening. Funding Risk for Health Infrastructure: Bulgaria must declare €800m in eligible spending to the EU by year-end to avoid losing funds, including support tied to the Burgas children’s hospital. Public Health & Environment: PFAS (“forever chemicals”) contamination has been found in private wells in Tiverton, with free filtration offered and testing urged—linked to historic firefighting foam use.
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