National and Professional Associations in Bulgaria
There is a foundation entitled 'Fight Against Cancer', which was the first to obtain imported supplies of strong opioids for use with cancer patients, in 1993.
Bulgaria was a signatory of the Poznan Declaration (1998) and is a member of the Eastern and Central European Palliative Care Task Force (ECEPT). Its palliative care leaders subscribe, therefore, to the call for national policies, palliative care education, increased drug availability, a growth in palliative care services and an increase in public awareness.
ThePalliative Care Fund was set up in Bulgaria in May 2000 as a non-governmental and non-profit organisation, with the aim of developing palliative care in the country: assisting education, teaching and scientific research and establishing a 'model hospice' in Sofia based on world class standards. This 'Hospice Sofia Project' aims to serve approximately half of the 2,000 cancer patients in the city who are in the end stages of their disease. It will include a home care service, a day care centre, a 20-bed inpatient facility and a training centre. It has received a joint OSI/F grant of US$88,608 for its work in 2002 and premises have been made available free of charge by the Sofia Municipal Council
In October 2001 The National Association for Hospice Care was registered, following a move from two existing hospice groups in Plovdiv; it began with seven member organisations and seeks to promote common standards, a code of ethics and the professional development of those working in hospice.
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