AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoNHIF Leadership Vote: Parliament elected Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Daskalov as governor of the National Health Insurance Fund, with Zdravko Shushkov as deputy governor, while the Continue the Change nominee failed to win support. Healthcare Reform Tensions: Continue the Change’s floor leader Nikolay Denkov urged Health Minister Katya Ivkova to resign, criticizing the planned shift from regional health inspectorates to territorial directorates and questioning funding priorities for prevention and young medical staff. Health Administration Restructure: Ivkova told the parliamentary Health Committee that inspectorates won’t be closed but will become part of the Health Ministry’s administration, with functions kept and an upgraded information system. Public Health & Safety: A 3-year-old died after a crash involving a lorry and a car in Dolni Chiflik; both drivers reportedly tested negative for alcohol and drugs. Nutrition & Food Safety: A national festival in Lukovit, “Bulgaria’s Milk Road Through the Centuries,” opened with calls to ban imitation dairy products, citing health impacts. Consumer Health Awareness: A survey for “Health Without Risk” found about 2 million Bulgarians have used products advertised as beneficial to health, and many do so without checking with doctors or pharmacists.
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