The Health for All project will be presented at an opening information event organized by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the National Network for Health Mediators.

            The event will be held on 27.07.2023 (Thursday) at 10:00 am, at Hotel Central, Sofia, to introduce proejct BGLD-1.006-0001 "Healthcare for everyone", part of the Programme "Local Development, Poverty Reduction and Improved Inclusion of Vulnerable Groups", funded by EEA Grants 2014-2021.

            The "Health for All" project is implemented by the Ministry of Health in partnership with the National Network for Health Mediators in Bulgaria.

            Within the framework of the opening informational event, the project, its goals and the expected results of its implementation will be presented.

            Representatives of the Program Operator, the National Coordinating Unit in the Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Health, the National Network of Health Mediators, the pilot municipalities - Novi Pazar, Dupnitsa, Samokov, Kazanlak, Burgas, Dimitrovgrad and Blagoevgrad - have been invited to present at the event.

            The project aims to improve communication, resources and coordination at the local level in the implementation of health policies for marginalized communities, by optimizing the health mediation system.

            The planned project activities are:

  • Improving the mechanism for implementation of national health policies at local level;
  • Developing an effective plan of action in the event of crises such as Covid-19, in regard to socially excluded and isolated marginalized communities;
  • Improving the system for regular provision of health information;
  • Approbating services and approaches for work and overcoming the existent deficits;
  • Expanding the scope of health mediators' work

 


         

   The total budget of the project is 1,109,718 euro, 85% of which is provided by the EEA Grants mechanism 2014-2020.

            The implementation of the Health for All project started on 1 Nov 2021 and shall be completed by 20 April 2024.