Asen Medzhidiev
Bulgaria will have Medical Helicopters within a month
"The first medical helicopters are arriving in Bulgaria earlier than expected", announced the Acting Minister of Health, Dr. Asen Medzhidiev on the National Television. He specified that the procedure for leasing helicopters has already ended and was won by the Italian company, which offered a better price.
Bulgaria: Health Minister to drop the Mandatory Isolation and Quarantine for People Sick with COVID-19
The Minister of Health, Dr. Asen Medzhidiev, will initiate changes to the Health Law to allow for the abolition of the mandatory isolation of persons sick with COVID-19, as well as the mandatory quarantine of the contacts of these persons.
On May 5, the World Health Organization lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern due to COVID-19.
The Minister of Health: On December 15, Bulgaria will receive its First Medical Helicopter
"On December 15 this year, we will have our first medical helicopter." This was stated by caretaker Health Minister Asen Medzhidiev on the National Television
The purchase agreement was concluded with the Italian company "Leonardo". In the following years, we will gradually receive the remaining five helicopters. One machine costs about 18 million euros, the minister said.
Pfizer proposes 40% cut in EU supply of COVID-19 Vaccines
US pharmaceutical company Pfizer has agreed to extend its contract with the European Union for the vaccine against COVID-19 from 2023 to 2026, the Financial Times reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health provided nearly 30,000 Packages of Medicine for Diabetics
27,650 packs of Ozempic are provided for Bulgarian patients. This quantity of the medicinal product will be available in the country at the beginning of next week - on March 21. This was announced today by the Minister of Health, Dr. Asen Medzhidiev.
Bulgarian Exports to Turkey Increase by over 32%
Direct Turkish investments in Bulgaria exceed EUR 1 billion, almost half of them have received some form of state support through the Bulgarian Investment Agency (BIA). Over 2,200 Turkish companies have chosen Bulgaria as a preferred place to do business, as they are one of the largest employers in our country.
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The Bulgarian Health Ministry will begin Sanctioning Drug Wholesalers due of the Shortage of Medicines
"There are serious gaps in the Specialized Electronic System for the Tracking and Analysis of Medicinal Products (SESPA) that compromise its data, including the ban list for the export of medicines of the Medicines Executive Agency (MEA)." This was found by "Information Service" after an audit ordered by the previous leadership of the Ministry of Health, announced the acting minister A
Bulgaria: Over a Million Covid Vaccines will Expire by June 2023
For the period from 02.08.2022 to the beginning of January 2023, 657,762 doses of the Comirnaty vaccine and 271,910 doses of the Spikevax vaccine expired. This was reported by the Acting Health Minister Asen Medzhidiev in response to a parliamentary question.
The Babies that were Mistakenly Swapped in a Bulgarian Hospital are Now with their Mothers
The swapped babies at the "Sheynovo" General Hospital are now with their biological parents, Nova TV reported.
Health Minister Asen Medzhidiev confirmed that the children were returned to their families already on Thursday.
"I think this happened yesterday. I am extremely happy that this problem has been resolved," he pointed out.
The Acting Health Minister Blamed the Previous one for the Lack of Medicines in Bulgarian Pharmacies
"For me, this is a strategic problem concerning the national security of our country.