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.
On Wednesday, minimum temperatures will range from 8 to 14°C. In Sofia, it will be around 8°C. During the day, cloud cover will increase from west to east, with light rain possible in some western areas before noon. There is a heightened probability of..
Bulgaria’s President Rumen Radev met in Tokyo with Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba as part of his visit to Japan. Rumen Radev and Shigeru Ishiba signed a joint declaration on elevating bilateral relations between Bulgaria and Japan to the level..
Only 2 kilometers remain to be built on the Bulgarian side of the railway corridor known as Corridor No. 8, which is intended to connect the Adriatic Sea with the Black Sea through Albania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria, Permanent Secretary of the..
Public transport in Sofia will resume as of Tuesday, May 20, Todor Kapitanov, Vice President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria..
The government has agreed to provide an additional €7.7 million in subsidies for Sofia's public transport. This was agreed at a meeting today between..
Protesters in support of the preservation of the Bulgarian lev temporarily blocked traffic in the center of the Bulgarian capital Sofia on Sunday..
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