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Balkan
Peninsula
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political
map
BG
111,000 sq. km
Sofia
Population: 7,965,000
Physicians:
Total number of physicians: 33,300
• GPs: 5,600
• Allergologists: 142
• Pulmonologists: 324
• Pediatricians: 850
• Otorhinolaryngologists: 290
Prerequisites favouring the
adoption of GARD:
Recent epidemiological studies pointing
to a higher than expected prevalence of
respiratory symptoms, asthma and
allergic rhinitis in Bulgaria.
Union of the Bulgarian Medical Societies
Съюз на българските медицински дружества
71 societies
Ministry
of
Health
Industry
Parliamentary
Health
Commission
14,000 members
Universities
Official launch:
March 2007
Jean Bousquet held talks in the
Bulgarian Ministry of Health
GARD was presented at a press
conference
Activities since the launch:
�GARD’s Vision & Goal discussed and adopted at
meetings of the boards of the leading societies:
� Bulgarian Society of Allergology (BSA)
� Bulgarian Society of Pulmonology (BSP)
� Special BoD of UBMS meeting held:
� GARD accepted as a priority activity of UBMS
�Contacts made in the MoH and the Bulgarian WHO
responsible official.
�GARD sessions during the congresses of BSA and BSP