PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES IN BULGARIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R011200250001-3
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• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 12, 2002
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: April 1, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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IHTELLOFAX 21
FORM NO
. 51-411A
FED 1952
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SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
25X1 SUBJECT Public Health Services in Bulgaria
DATE DISTR. 1 April 1952
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REPORT NO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
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1. Public health services in Bulgaria are fairly well organized and have
high standards, although. their development has been hampered by tech-
nical, financial, and political difficulties. In. 19415 a reorganization
of these services took place. Several'new-laws and regulations, and amend-
ments to laws already existing were issued; the following were included:
a. Centralization of public health services.;
b. Fight against infectious diseases;
c. Medical border control;
d. Control of food and beverages;
e. Welfare of mother and child;
f. Health insurance; and
g. Decentralization of university education.
2. At present all public health services are under the Ministry of Health,
which is divided into four departments: Administration, Hospitals, Trade
&& Industry, and Medical Education. The Ministry has divided the country
into seven districts, and has established Health Councils in the cities
and subordinate bodies in every town and village. A Health Council normal-
ly consists of one physician and an unspecified number of male nurses,
plus representatives of the trade unions, of the community, and of the
Party. Each Council is responsible for all health services in its dis-
trict. A Council is entitled to initiate orders or regulations pertaining
to hygiene, etc.
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3. In 1.9 9?5O the State University ceased to be autonomonca.s 9 and now each
faculty belongs to a special Minisstr~y. Thus the Ministry of Health is
responsible for the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmaceutics.
It also determines student enrollment.
4. After two years of general medical. tz-airing at the University, students
are divided into three groups and proceed to specialize in courses for
general practitioners, courses for surgery.. or courses for administration
and hygiene.
The principle,, of hygiene are taught in all primary schools. In addition
to those courses mentioned above, the University had courses for
a. Practicing nurses and physicians (who are required to attend
certain courses a.nn:ually ,; and
b. Civilians who are to be air raid wardens and. who are otherwise
involved in f1rs't-aid work.
6. In 1948 all. pharmacies in Bulgaria were nationalized. Pharmacies are
required to submit to the Ministry annual reports on the quantities and
kinds of dr?rugs dispensed or needed. From the information contained in
these reports a plan has been devised to regulate local production, im-
ports, a.ndo r?eservfes. The institution responsible for the execution. of
this plan. is the Department for Sanitary and Pharmaceutical Articles
which is also responsible for the import and production of medicines,
drugs, and instruments. This Department is divided into three sections:
a.. Section for the production of-drugs and instruments;
b. Section P,-or the import: of raw material, and prepared medicines; and
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