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Fri, May 25 2012
Health Minister: Hospitals will have to close
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Health Minister Bozhidar Nanev has revealed that the draft state budget for 2010 envisages a 10 per cent reduction in spending on health and a probable reduction in the country's 400 hospitals.
Nanev promises, however, to boost spending should Bulgaria's financial situation stabilise. Bulgarian state hospitals currently owe about 330 million leva. Nanev said that hospitals had been used for what he called a "robbery" – purposeful siphoning of state funds.
Nanev's comments follow warnings from Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov that 100 hospitals in Bulgaria would be more than sufficient and the that the rest could be turned into outpatient and rehabilitation centres. "Reform has been in the mouths of politicians for the last 20 years, so I think it is high time we begin to act," said Dyankov.
Nanev promises, however, to boost spending should Bulgaria's financial situation stabilise. Bulgarian state hospitals currently owe about 330 million leva. Nanev said that hospitals had been used for what he called a "robbery" – purposeful siphoning of state funds.
Nanev's comments follow warnings from Finance Minister Simeon Dyankov that 100 hospitals in Bulgaria would be more than sufficient and the that the rest could be turned into outpatient and rehabilitation centres. "Reform has been in the mouths of politicians for the last 20 years, so I think it is high time we begin to act," said Dyankov.
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Bulgaria has more doctors per head than just about any other country. Problem is not many are very good except at blackmailing patients.Some even got there certificates because daddy arranged it for them. Patient confidentiality doesnt exist and for many even if they see the doctor they cant afford the huge sums required by the most corrupt of all - Big Pharma. Make drugs affordable for all please and do this by reducing the number of hospitals and some very iffy doctors.
So where does the money come from to support the change of status and use of the 300 to-be-closed hospitals but to become rehab centres etc. Does not add up. Government by fear and PR again.
There was more children killed in Bagdad yesterday by there own people (suicide bombers).
Stefcho, what I don't understand is how could you possibly bring up anything to do with Iraq, as an example of anything positive?
Are you people so clueless as not to see that what the US and their puddle UK are doing is a major crime and an embarrassment of gigantic proportions, in relation to ANYTHING BG could possibly do, or fail to do, as it were...
Oh yeah, you guys will teach us about mercy for the weak;)
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If the Bulgarian people do not fight for better healthcare then they do not deserve it you are right in saying they are cesspits what you need is another BBC doc by Blewitt to shame the goverment in BG and the rest of the EU then things may get better, But if they are shutting down some of the old hospitals and build modern ones thats a different matter.Stefcho you have made a good point about the dogs and cats also if the so called health care is anything like the childrens homes then I think everyone would prefer to [...]
Read the full comment be shot.
Bulgarians should be ashamed of themselves for allowing their National Health Service, and Hospitals, to become the cesspit they now are.
I've seen better health care on the battle field in Iraq, a freaking desert with trained drs not ones that have spent 6 yrs in school and then call themselves Drs, these are not Drs they are still students and the Bulgarian system should treat them this way. Also they should pay the drs a decent wage so they don't have to bribe the patients and offer them the difference between life and death. I mean how fair is that? The dogs and cats get better care at the vet centers in Sofia, the get all the medicine they need, [...]
Read the full comment the proper shots they need, if they have a problem it is fixed and they go on to love happy lives, why can't BG do that little thing for it's people, the people that pay the taxes for this horrible hospital system, if I were Bulgarian and depended on the health care system there, I would just shoot myself and get it over with just to avoid the pain and suffering.