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Medical information for people arriving from Ukraine, who have temporary protection status in Bulgaria

People, who have temporary protection in Bulgaria, from vulnerable groups use the necessary medical care under the conditions and by the order for the Bulgarian citizens.

People from the vulnerable groups are: minors, unaccompanied minors, people with disabilities, the elderly, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of human trafficking, people with serious health problems, people with mental disorders and people who have suffered torture, rape or other severe forms of mental, physical or sexual abuse.

The status for granted temporary protection is certified by a registration card of a foreigner, issued by the State Agency for Refugees (Art. 41, para. 1, item 5 of the LAR).

HIV is a human immunodeficiency virus that weakens the human immune system and makes it vulnerable to any infection that a healthy body can fight without a problem. HIV infection develops continuously and without symptoms. The final stage of HIV infection is called AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

The disease is transmitted from person to person. The virus is found in most body fluids of an infected person, but only the blood, semen, vaginal secretions and breast milk contain enough viruses to infect them. HIV infection can occur through direct contact with any of these fluids in a person carrying the virus. There are three main ways of transmitting the infection: sexual, blood and vertical (from the mother to her child).

Offices for anonymous and free AIDS counseling and testing (KABKIS) at the Regional Health Inspectorates

📍Regional Health Inspection Blagoevgrad
Phone:073/ 887 690
Address: ul. “Bratya Miladinovi” 22700 Blagoevgrad Center, Blagoevgrad

📍Regional Health Inspection Burgas
Phone:056/ 807 102
Address:ul. “Aleksandrovska” 120, floor 1. 8000 Burgas Center, Burgas

📍Regional Health Inspection Varna
Phone numbers: 052/ 665 271; 052/ 665 225;
052/ 665 228; 052/ 665 252
Address: ul. “Bregalnitsa” 3, floor 5, room 501

📍Regional Health Inspection Veliko Tarnovo
Phone numbers: 062/ 614 342; 062/ 614358; 062/ 614305
Address: bul. “Nikola Gabrovski” 23, room 504

📍Regional Health Inspection Vratsa
Phone:0879 144 799
Address: ul. “Cherni Drin” 2

📍Regional Health Inspection Dobrich
Phone numbers: 058/ 604 613; 0879 498 680;
0876 481 298; 0888 755 069
Address: ul. “Sveti Sveti Kiril I Metodiy” 57

📍Regional Health Inspection Pleven
Phone numbers:064/ 82 37 59; 0879 398 004
Address: ul. “Knyaz Alexander Batenberg” 7

📍Regional Health Inspection Plovdiv
Phone numbers:032/64 34 36; 0882 02 18 67
Address: ul. “Perushtitsa” 1, South wing, floor 1

📍Regional Health Inspection Ruse
Phone: 0882 609 376
Address: bul. “Pridunavski” 68

📍Regional Health Inspection Stara Zagora
Phone numbers: 0882 553 567; 0884 900 649; 0899 028 501
Address:ul. “Stefan Karadzha” 10, floor. І, room 116

📍Regional Health Inspection Sofia
Phone: 02/ 813 04 81
Address: ul. “Vranya” 20, floor 5, room 520

📍Regional Health Inspection Haskovo
Phone numbers: 038/ 603 237; 0879 140 265
Address: pl. “Obshtinski” 2

After receiving a confirmatory result for HIV – infection from the National Reference Verification Laboratory for HIV (NRPL) at the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, according to Ordinance № 47 of 11 December 2009 on the terms and conditions for testing, reporting and reporting of infection with acquired immune deficiency syndrome virus.

Individuals can consult and receive treatment in treatment facilities with HIV / AIDS patients:

List of medical institutions for consultation and treatment of patients with HIV / AIDS

📍Specialised Hospital “Professor Ivan Kirov”
Address: Boulevard “Akademik Ivan Evstratiev Geshov ” 17, 1431 Sofia Center, Sofia

📍University Hospital “St George” JSC
Address: bulevard “Peshtersko Shose” 66, 4001 Western Industrial Zone, Plovdiv

📍University Hospital “St. Marina”
Address: bul. “Hristo Smirnenski” 1, 9010 Varna

📍University Hospital “Dr. Georgi Stranski “
Address: bul. Georgi Kochev 8А, 5809 Pleven Center, Pleven

📍Hospital “Professor Doctor Stoyan Kirkovich”
Address:ul. “General Stoletov”Stara Zagora Centre, Stara Zagora

Tuberculosis is a serious infectious disease that is transmitted from person to person by airborne droplets. It is caused by tuberculosis bacteria and mainly affects the respiratory system. Tuberculosis is a treatable disease. The treatment lasts a relatively long time – at least six months, and requires mandatory compliance with all recommendations of the doctor. Symptoms include: cough lasting more than 2 weeks, chest pain, sputum production, weakness or easy tiredness, weight loss, loss of appetite, fever, night sweats.

The infection is transmitted by patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who secrete tuberculosis bacteria. People in close contact can become infected by breathing air containing these bacteria, sneezing, coughing or sputum from the patient. Particularly vulnerable to the close environment of the patients are children, the elderly over 65 and people with impaired defenses of the body (chronic stress, malnutrition, alcohol and drug addiction, HIV infection, concomitant chronic diseases and others.

There is a risk of disease in close contact with a person with tuberculosis of the respiratory tract, if you are not vaccinated against tuberculosis, spend a long time indoors with many people, the body’s resistance is weakened, you have alcohol and drug addiction, concomitant chronic diseases , you are a carrier of the HIV virus.

In crisis situations, these risks increase.

Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is carried out in the regional medical institutions for diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis:

📍Blagoevgrad
Specialised Hospital Blagoevgrad Ltd.
Address: ul. “Tsanko Tserkovski” 4, 2700 Blagoevgrad Center, Blagoevgrad

📍Burgas
Specialised Hospital Burgas
Address: ul. “General Gurko” 64, 8001 Burgas Center, Burgas

📍Varna
Specialised Hospital Varna
Address: ul. “Manush voyvoda” 11A

📍Veliko Tarnovo
SHATPPD Dr Treiman
Address: 5003 g.k. Sveta gora, Veliko Tarnovo

📍Vidin
Hospital “Sveta Petka”
Address: ul. “Tsar Simeon Veliki” 119, 3701 g.k. Geo Milev, Vidin

📍Vratsa
Specialised Hospital Vratsa
Address: ul. “General Leonov” 93, 3001 Vratsa Center, Vratsa

📍Gabrovo
Specialised Hospital Gabrovo
Address: ul. “Doctor Kiril Vaglenov” 1, 5304 Southern Industrial Zone, Gabrovo

📍Dobrich
Hospital Dobrich
Address: ul. “Panayot Hitov” 249300 Dobrich Center

📍Kardzali
Hospital “Doctor Atanas Dafovski”
Address: bul.Belomorski 53, 6600 Baykal, Kardzali

📍Kyustendil
Hospital “Nikola Vasiliev”
Address: pl. “17-ti yanuari” 1, 2501 Gerena, Kyustendil

📍Lovech/ Troyan
Specialised Hospital Troyan
Address: ul. “Vasil Levski” 253, 5602 Bukovets, Troyan

📍Montana
Hospital Corp. Dr. Stamen Iliev
Address: ul. “Sirma voyvoda” 4, 3403 Bolnitsa, Montana

📍Pazardzhik
Specialised Hospital Pazardzhik
Address:ul. “Bolnichna” 154400 Pazardzhik Center

📍Pernik
Specialised Hospital Pernik
Address: Golo Bardo area, 2307 Pernik

📍Pleven
Dr. Georgi Stranski University Hospital
Address: bul. Georgi Kochev 8А, 5809 Pleven Center, Pleven

📍Plovdiv
University Hospital “St George”
Address: bulevard “Peshtersko Shose” 66, 4001 Western Industrial Zone, Plovdiv

📍Razgrad
University Hospital “St Ivan Rilski”
Address: ul. “Kosta Petrov” 2, 7200 Varosh, Razgrad

📍Ruse
Specialised Hospital “Dr. Dimitar Gramatikov”
Address: ul. Lilia 1, 7002 Ruse Center, Ruse

📍Silistra
Medical Center Silistra
Address: ul. “Petar Mutafchiev” 80, 7500 Silistra Center, Silistra

📍Sliven
Hospital Dr. Ivan Seliminski Sliven
Address: bul. “Hristo Botev” 1, 8801 Sliven Center, Sliven

📍Smolyan
Hospital “Dr. Bratan Shukerov”
Address: bul. Bulgaria 2, 4700 g.k. Nov tsentar, Smolyan

📍Sofia – city
Specialised Hospital “St. Sofia”
Address: Boulevard “Akademik Ivan Evstratiev Geshov ” 19, 1431 Sofia Center, Sofia

📍Sofia – region
Pulmonary Hospital – Sofia Area
Address: bul. „Slivnitsa“ №309, Sofia

📍Stara Zagora
Specialised Hospital Stara Zagora
Address: ul. “Armeyska” 11, 6007 Tri chuchura – North, Stara Zagora

📍Targovishte
City Hospital Targovishte
Address: g.k. West

📍Haskovo
Specialised Hospital Haskovo
Address: g.k. Bolyarovo

📍Shumen
Medical Centre Shumen
Address: ul. “Vasil Aprilov” 639705 Shumen Center

📍Yambol
Hospital “Sv. Panteleimon”
Address: ul. “Panayot Hitov” 308600 Yambol Center

Hepatitis is a disease caused by a virus. Of the five different hepatitis viruses (A, B, C, D and E), only B and C can become chronic, causing prolonged illness and severe liver damage. An expert estimate of 15 million people in the World Health Organization (WHO) European Region is living with a chronic hepatitis B infection and 14 million are infected with hepatitis C. The main routes of transmission of these infections are three: sexual, blood and vertical (from the mother to her child). Tests for hepatitis B and hepatitis C are conducted in the laboratories of the RHI (Regional health inspection):

📍Regional Health Inspection Blagoevgrad
Address: ul. “Bratya Miladinovi” 22700 Blagoevgrad Center, Blagoevgrad

📍Regional Health Inspection Burgas
Address: ul. “Aleksandrovska” 120, floor 1, 8000 Burgas Center

📍Regional Health Inspection Varna
Address: ul. Bregalnitsa 3, floor 5, room 501

📍Regional Health Inspection Veliko Tarnovo
Address:bul. “Nikola Gabrovski” 23, room 504, 5002 Rayon Zapaden

📍Regional Health Inspection Vratsa
Address: ul. “Cherni Drin” 2

📍Regional Health Inspection Dobrich
Address: ul. “Sveti Sveti Kiril I Metodiy” 57

📍Regional Health Inspection Pleven
Address: ul. “Knyaz Alexander Batenberg” 7, 5805 g.k. Voden, Pleven

📍Regional Health Inspection Plovdiv
Address: ul. “Perushtitsa” 1, South wing, floor 1

📍Regional Health Inspection Ruse
Address: bul. “Pridunavski” 687002 Ruse Center

📍Regional Health Inspection Stara Zagora
Address: ul. “Stefan Karadzha” 10, floor І, room 116

📍Regional Health Inspection Sofia
Address: ul. “Vranya” 20, floor 5, room 520

📍Regional Health Inspection Haskovo
Address: pl. “Obshtinski” 26300 Haskovo Center

📍Regional Health Inspection Gabrovo
Address: ul. “Raycho Karolev” 25300 Gabrovo Center

📍Regional Health Inspection Kardzali
Address:ul. „Gen. Vl. Stoichev” 2

📍Regional Health Inspection Kyustendil
Address: ul. “Tintyava” 36, 2502 Kolusha, Kyustendil

📍Regional Health Inspection Lovech
Address: ul. „Doctor Sayko Saev“ 255500 Lovech Center

📍Regional Health Inspection Montana
Address: pl. “Zheravitsa” 3

📍Regional Health Inspection Pazardzik
Address: ul. “Bolnichna” 17

📍Regional Health Inspection Pernik
Address: ul. “Minyor” 15

📍Regional Health Inspection Razgrad
Address: ul. “Sveti Sveti Kiril I Metodiy” 8

📍Regional Health Inspection Sliven
Address: ul. “Georgi S. Rakovski” 20А, 8800 Sliven Center, Sliven

📍Regional Health Inspection Smolyan
Address: bul. “Bulgaria” 26

📍Regional Health Inspection Sofia region
Address: ul. “N. Rilski” 64

📍Regional Health Inspection Targovishte
Address: ul. “3-ti Mart” 61

📍Regional Health Inspection Shumen
Address: ul. “Osvobozhdenie” 1

📍Regional Health Inspection Yambol
Address: bul. Dimitar Blagoev 71

You can find more information about hospitals and doctors offering free of charge medical help here.

Vaccination

Vaccines against 11 acute infectious diseases of personal and public health are administered in Bulgaria. These include tuberculosis, diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenzae type B, pneumococci, measles, mumps and rubella.

Immunizations against these diseases are mandatory for all children in the country, and vaccines are administered according to the National Immunization Calendar.

Mandatory immunisations in the Republic of Bulgaria are similar to the immunizations applied in the Republic of Ukraine.

However, there are a few main differences:

Immunisation against pneumococci is not applied in Ukraine;
In Ukraine, live and killed polio vaccine is used, and in Bulgaria – only killed polio vaccine;
In Ukraine, fewer pertussis vaccine doses are used;
Fewer doses of tetanus and diphtheria vaccine are used in Ukraine;
In Ukraine, fewer hemophilus influenza vaccines are used.

These differences, as well as the fact that in recent years the immunization coverage against the listed diseases in both countries is below the required level of 95% to ensure that there will be no outbreaks and epidemics of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases, necessitates all children with missing data or with incomplete immunization status to be vaccinated.

For this purpose, a doctor from the regional health inspectorate in the area where you and your child will reside or the general practitioner you choose for your child will prepare an individual immunization plan for the necessary immunizations by type of vaccine and number of doses. For this purpose it is necessary to bring all available medical documents certifying the vaccines given to your child so far.

Every child from Ukraine who has received temporary protection in the Republic of Bulgaria, certified by the received Personal Number of a foreigner, has the right to immunizations.

Immunizations are also needed to visit your child in a nursery, kindergarten or school, without which this is impossible.

Let’s protect the health of our children so that they can grow and learn in Bulgaria!

Interim guidelines for immunisations and re-immunisations of children arriving from Ukraine

A child with full immunisation status for Ukraine

up to 5 years of age – 2 doses of Synflorix (minimum interval between 2 months)
over 5 years of age – Synflorix is not required

Child with incomplete immunisation status for Ukraine – the missing doses of vaccines are applied, according to the Immunisation Calendar of Bulgaria

up to 1 year of age
– 1 to 3 doses of Pentaxim, according to available data on vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenzae;
– 2 doses of Synflorix (minimum interval between doses of 2 months);
– Mantoux test /BCG
between 1-4 years
– 1 dose of Pentaxim + 2 doses of Tetraxim (basic immunisation) – according to the available data for vaccines against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, haemophilus influenzae;
– 2 doses of Synflorix (minimum interval between doses of 2 months);
– 1 dose of M-M-RVAXPRO;
– Mantoux test /BCG;
– reimmunisation with 1 dose of Pentaxim (in children under 4 years)
– reimmunisation with 1 dose of Tetraxim (in children aged 4 years and over).
between 5-6 years
– 1 to 3 doses of Tetraxim;
– 1 dose of M-M-RVAXPRO;
– Mantoux test /BCG.
between 7-13 years
– 1 dose Tetraxim (basic immunisation);
– 1 dose of Td (basic immunisation);
– 1 dose of M-M-RVAXPRO;
– Mantoux test /BCG;
– 1 dose of Tetraxim (reimmunisation).
over 13 years
– 1 dose of M-M-RVAXPRO;
– 1-2 doses of Td (basic immunisation);
– Mantoux test /BCG;
– 1 dose of Boostrix (reimmunisation).

Child without data on immunizations – considered unvaccinated. It is covered by immunisations, according to the Immunisation Calendar of Bulgaria, taking into account the following:

children under 1 year of age – apply: 3 doses of Pentaxim, 2 doses of Synflorix, Mantoux test /BCG.
children aged 1-4 years – apply: 1 dose of Pentaxim + 2 doses of Tetraxim, 1 dose of M-M-RVAXPRO (priority coverage with M-M-RVAXPRO over Synflorix), 2 doses of Synflorix, Mantoux test /BCG.
children 5-6 years of age – apply: 3 doses of Tetraxim, 1 dose of M-M-RVAXPRO, Mantoux test /BCG.
children aged 7-13 years – apply: 1 dose Tetraxim, 1 dose Td, 1 dose M-M-RVAXPRO, Mantoux test /BCG.
children over 13 years of age – apply: 2 doses Td, 1 dose M-M-RVAXPRO, Mantoux test /BCG.

Information for pregnant women

Currently, pregnant women from Ukraine arriving in Bulgaria can be examined at the Health Consulting Centers opened at 31 medical institutions in the country, as well as at hospitals that have announced open doors for Ukrainian citizens.

Those of them who register for temporary protection are also entitled to free hospital treatment for them, if necessary.

Emergency care is also free, and if necessary you can call an ambulance on 112.

The rights of pregnant women, as well as representatives of other vulnerable groups under temporary protection, will be equated with those of health insured Bulgarian citizens with legal changes, which are expected to be considered soon by the National Assembly.

📍Varna

Hospital „St. Marina“

Phone for registration: 052 / 30-28-51

Emergency phone: 052 / 30-28-53

Address: Bul. Hristo Smirnenski №1, floor 5, office 510

https://www.svetamarina.com/index.php?go=t&id=3442

📍Burgas

Hospital Burgas

Telephone. 0876357721

Address: Stefan Stambolov Blvd. 73

http://www.mbalburgas.com/bg/index/static/67/

📍Ruse

Hospital Kanev

Telephone. 0878 385 093

Address: Nezavisimost Street 2

https://www.umbal.ruse.bg/информация/център-за-майчино-и-детско-здраве/

📍Sofia

University Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital “Mother’s Home”

Telephone: 02/9172 472

Address: str. Zdrave 2

https://maichindom.com/за-пациенти/здравно-консултативен-център-майчин/

📍Sofia

Hospital St. Anna

Telephone: 02/975 91 18, 0879 885 062

Address: str. D. Molov 1

http://www.sveta-anna.eu/…/Zkc-za-maychino-i-detsko…

List of hospitals in the country where a Health Advisory Center has been opened:

Hospital Blagoevgrad, Blagoevgrad
Hospital Burgas, Burgas
Hospital “St. Anna”, Varna
Hospital “St. Marina”, Varna
Hospital “Dr. St. Cherkezov”, Veliko Tarnovo
Hospital “St. Petka”, Vidin
Hristo Botev Hospital, Vratsa
Hospital “Dr. Tota Venkova”, Gabrovo
Hospital Dobrich, Dobrich
Hospital “Dr. At. Dafovski”, Kardzhali
Hospital “Dr. N. Vasiliev”, Kyustendil
Hospital “Prof. Dr. P. Stoyanov”, Lovech
Hospital “Dr. St. Iliev”, Montana
Hospital – Pazardzhik, Pazardzhik
Hospital “R. Angelova”, Pernik
Hospital “Dr. G. Stranski”, Pleven
Hospital Plovdiv, Plovdiv
Hospital “St. George”, Plovdiv
Hospital “St. Iv. Rilski”, Razgrad
Hospital “Kanev”, Ruse
Hospital Silistra, Silistra
Hospital “Dr. Iv. Seliminski”, Sliven
Hospital “Dr. Br. Shukerov”, Smolyan
Hospital “St. Anna”, Sofia
Hospital “Mother’s Home”, Sofia
Hospital “Prof. Iv. Mitev”, Sofia
Hospital “Prof. Dr. St. Kirkovich”, Stara Zagora
Hospital Targovishte, Targovishte
Hospital Haskovo, Haskovo
Shumen Hospital, Shumen
Hospital “St. Panteleimon”, Yambol

You can find more information about hospitals and doctors offering free of charge medical help here – https://ukraine.gov.bg/get-medical-help/

Can Ukrainian doctors and nurses work in Bulgaria?

In order to acquire the right to practice their profession in Bulgaria, citizens of Ukraine who have acquired the professional qualification “doctor” or “nurse” in Ukraine must successfully pass an examination in Bulgarian language and professional terminology in Bulgarian, as well as to pass an examination, including the state examinations, determined in the uniform state requirements for acquiring the respective medical profession in Bulgaria (examination under art. 186, para 3, item 3, letter “a” of the Health Act).

The exam in Bulgarian language and professional terminology in Bulgarian language is organized and conducted by the Center for Assessment in Preschool and School Education (COPUO) at the Ministry of Education and Science. More information can be found at the following link: http://copuo.bg/page.php?c=24&d=82.

There are no legal requirements regarding where and how to conduct training in Bulgarian. It is only necessary at the end for the applicant to pass the exam in Bulgarian language and professional terminology in Bulgarian language in COPUO.

In order to take the exam, which includes the state exams, defined in the uniform state requirements for acquiring the respective medical profession in Bulgaria, it is necessary to pass a procedure for admission to this exam. The procedure is organized and conducted by the Ministry of Health, is free of charge for applicants and generally involves the submission of an application accompanied by certain documents (specified in the application). Detailed information can be found at the following link: https://www.mh.government.bg/bg/administrativni-uslugi/meditsinski-kvalifikatsii/dopuskane-do-izpit-priznavane-na-profesionalna-kvalifikatsiya /.

As a result of the procedure, the Minister of Health issues an order for admission to an exam. On the basis of this order, the applicant takes the exam in a higher school of his choice, which provides training in the profession. The higher school has the right to charge a fee for taking this exam. It issues a certificate for the successful passing of the exam, which gives the right to practice the relevant medical profession in Bulgaria.

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