On September 29, we mark World Heart Day. On the occasion of the initiative of the World Health Organization, dating back to 1999, important national sites in Bulgaria will be illuminated in red today.
Between 60-65% of all mortality in this country is linked to cardiovascular diseases. This is what Prof. Ivo Petrov - Head of the Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology at the University Hospital "Acibadem City Clinic" said during an online forum dedicated to World Heart Day.
"Premature death before the age of 65, which is a result of cardiovascular diseases is twice as high in comparison to the European average," Prof. Asen Gudev, chairman of the Bulgarian Society of Cardiology, has told BNR.
The "Kabiyuk" horse breeding farm in the village of Konyovets is the oldest stud farm in Bulgaria, founded in 1864 by Midhat Pasha, the governor of the vilayet of Ruse, to produce horses for the Turkish army. The farm existed until the Russo-Turkish War..
There is no exact statistic on the number of Bulgarians living abroad, but a report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from last year indicates that around 2.8 million Bulgarians are living outside the country . According to the 2021 population census..
The nature protection organization WWF - Bulgaria is launching a campaign entitled "Subscribe to Nature". The disappearance of wild animals is a series in which we play the main role. In less than one human lifetime, 73% of vertebrates in..
According to the Annual Report on the Health Status of Bulgarian Citizens for 2023, t he main cause of death in Bulgaria is diseases of the..
At the Bulgarian Embassy in London, Prof. Bettany Hughes presented excerpts from the new BBC series - Wonders of Bulgaria. Prof. Bettany..
Over 3.5 million Ukrainians have arrived in or passed through Bulgaria since the beginning of the war. Nearly 200,000 people have found temporary..
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