“Bulgaria received nearly BGN 150 mln under an Operational Programme of the European Union for the introduction of modern facilities for treatment of cancer patients,” Minister of Health Desislava Atanasova said on BNT on Wednesday. The money will be spent on purchasing state-of-the-art equipment and municipal hospitals will be transformed into oncology clinics.

“As of October, emergency medical aid in Sofia will be rendered by four medical centres,” added Atanasova. Thus, the time it takes ambulances to reach patients and reanimate them will be reduced. Once again, Minister Atanasova pointed out that Bulgaria has signed an agreement on medical cooperation with Israel. “The Israelis have great experience in emergency medical aid and we will borrow their know-how,” she explained.