Bulgaria Asks Israel for 'Emergency Medical Aid'

Bulgarian Health Minister Desislava Atanasova has requested that Israel help Bulgaria with training in emergency medical aid.

Atanasova announced her request Tuesday after the second joint sitting of the Cabinets of Bulgaria and Israel in Jerusalem.

Atanasova and Israel's Deputy Health Minister Yaakov Litzman signed a Plan for Cooperation in Healthcare and Medical Science, the Bulgarian government press service reported.

"With our colleagues, we discussed a number of opportunities for medical aid improvement in Bulgaria so that it can be at Israel's level. Cooperation with Israel will raise healthcare in Bulgaria to a new level in the years to come," Bulgaria's Health Minister declared.

Another matter that she discussed with Israel's Deputy Minister of Health Litzman was the opportunity for discounts in the treatment of Bulgarian citizens in Israeli hospitals.

"Israel has leading positions in many medical fields, and that is why Bulgaria has proposed that teams of Israeli experts pay visits to us to treat Bulgarian patients," Atanasova added.

She has urged Israeli companies to invest in healthcare facilities in Bulgaria such as an in vitro fertilization clinic.

Under the Cooperation Plan, Bulgarian and Israeli medical authorities are supposed to cooperate in public health, health promotion, control of contagious diseases, and HIV and AIDS prevention, among other fields.

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