Preventive healthcare

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis collected one of the free home testing kits for colon cancer screening on Friday, distributed to individuals aged 50-69 as part of the national prevention program "Prolamvano" (I prevent). During his visit to a pharmacy in central Athens, Mitsotakis emphasized the critical importance of early diagnosis in the fight against cancer.

On Friday morning, Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited a pharmacy in central Athens and acquired a self-test for colon cancer as part of the National Prevention Program “Prolambano.”

Workers from more than 70 addiction prevention centers across the country staged a rally in Athens on Wednesday evening to protest a draft law proposed by the Health Ministry, which they say threatens the future of their services.

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Dr. Gergana Nikolova from the Bulgarian Medical Association (BMA) commented on BNT that the importance of the changes and the significance of preventive check-ups lie not only in prevention but also in the opportunity to increase access to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) for the detection of more serious diseases in early stages.

Greece ranks among the worst performing countries in terms of time taken to diagnose HIV patients (2.9 years on average), along with Italy, Spain, Portugal, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Slovenia, according to data from the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).

After the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the average life expectancy in Bulgaria has decreased by 1.5 years compared to 2019 and now Bulgarian citizens live (73.6 years) with seven full years less than the average European (80.6 years).

Bulgaria's population has shrunk by 10% in 10 years

Cerebrovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Bulgaria is one of the first places in this respect. The mortality rate from strokes is 270.1 for men and 265.1 for women per 100,000 population. In Bulgaria, about 82,398 cases of cerebrovascular diseases are registered annually, of which 35,311 cases are strokes.

Measures to prevent human conflicts with large carnivores have proven their efficiency and usefulness, therefore the Environment Ministry should invest in such measures, Marius Berchi, manager of the EU-funded LIFE EuroLargeCarnivores project implemented by WWF Romania said on Friday after a visit to sheepfolds in the Padis highland area.