Arkadi Sharkov
Some Missing Medicines in Bulgarian Pharmacies will Arrive Soon
Some of the medicines missing in the pharmacy network in Bulgaria - antibiotics and antiviral preparations - are arriving. New supplies are expected at the beginning of next week, said Arkadi Sharkov, a health economist from EKIP and an advisor to the Ministry of Health.
Bulgaria ranks First in the European Union in terms of Hospitals per 1 Million Population
Healthcare in Bulgaria has become more accessible, patients' unmet needs for healthcare have decreased, over 80% of people have access to their GP within the same or the next day, and our country is in first place in the European Union by provision of hospitals per 1 million people.
Health Economics Expert: Covid-19 Vaccines Should Be Available on Free Market in Bulgaria
"According to information from the Ministry of Health, 1.5 million dozes have been requested of the first two vaccines - Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna - to be supplied by the end of the year, which is enough for about 10 percent of the population in Bulgaria," told BNR Arkadi Sharkov, health economist from the Expert Club for Economics and Politics (EKIP).