"Danaya" Foundation; will sue the state for the decision of the Council of Ministers to approve the construction of a private "Mama and Me" hospital. in Sofia. This was announced by the organization.
In yesterday's cabinet decision, it is stated that the new hospital will have 30 clinics and wards with a total of 413 beds, and it will treat persons from 0 to 18 years of age, as well as those over 18 years of age. The investor “Trade League - Global Pharmacy Center“ is ready to build the new medical facility in 48 months. The most optimistic term for the future children's hospital is four years, Kostadin Angelov, chairman of the parliamentary committee on health care, said in January this year.
With this decision, the caretaker government abdicates the state's constitutional obligation to provide free child health care and puts at risk the access of all Bulgarian children to quality health care, according to the “Danaya“ foundation.
They recall that a few months ago, at the request of the Ministry of Health and with the support of the EIB, an Analysis of the needs of a children's hospital was prepared, which indicates that in Bulgaria there is a lack of financial and personnel provision even for a children's hospital in Sofia. According to the foundation, the cabinet's decision for a private hospital will in practice sabotage the painful process of building a national children's hospital, introducing modern standards for children's health.