Programme: Human Resources Development

Cardiovascular diseases are a major group among socially significant diseases. They have the highest mortality in Europe, including Bulgaria - 62-65%, as well as the main cause of disability. According to data from the Ministry of Health in Bulgaria, two out of every three people die from myocardial infarction, stroke, and heart failure. According to cardiologists, if people know what their cardiovascular risk is, they can be directed to take action to reduce it and prevent an accident. At the same time, the provision of specialized health services is concentrated in the large urban centers of the country and the population in rural areas has difficult access to such services and care. The present proposal envisages the establishment of a specialized medical office in the village of Tsareva Polyana for the provision of services for assessment and prevention of cardiovascular risk and prevention of cardiovascular diseases. The activities will be performed by a cardiologist and a nurse. The offered health service and care will be available to the local population on the territory of the LAG, as well as residents of neighboring, mostly rural municipalities. The territory has an unfavorable age structure of the population and it is exposed to a significant risk of such diseases. For the implementation of the project, support is sought for the construction of a small doctor's office, its furnishing with the most necessary and delivery of specialized medical equipment necessary for diagnostics and functional examinations of the heart. Development of a website of the company for advertising and promotion of the offered services. As a result of the implementation of the activities, a specialized office for early diagnosis and prevention of cardiovascular diseases is expected to function on the territory, which is necessary but lacking at the moment.