Bulgaria
The WHO Country Office, Bulgaria was established in the early 1990s in Sofia and serves as the focal point for WHO activities. The Office responds to requests from the host country in order to support policy-making for sustainable health development. This includes providing guidance, building up local relationships to implement technical cooperation, making standards and agreements, and ensuring that public health measures are coordinated and in place during crises.
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A demonstration project conducted in Bulgaria has shown that more people get tested for HIV when self-testing is available. In situations where testing is based in health-care institutions, it can be a challenge to encourage some people to come forward.
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WHO/Europe offices
WHO Country Office, Bulgaria
c/o National Center of Public Health and Analysis
ul. Akad. Ivan Ev. Geshov 15 (Floor 5, Office 26)
Sofia BG-1431
Ministry of health
Ministry of Health
5, Sveta Nedelja Square
Sofia BG-1000
http://www.mh.government.bg
Faces of WHO
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“Faces of WHO” is a series of interviews with some of the people working for WHO/Europe across the 53 Member States of the WHO European Region.
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Total health expenditure as % of gross domestic product (GDP), WHO estimates (as of 2011)
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