Bulgaria’s Minister of Health greets the medics from the Emergency Medical Service on their holiday

Bulgaria’s Minister of Health, Kostadin Angelov congratulated the doctors from the Emergency Medical Service for their holiday on December 10. I bow before your work, he said.

"I feel at home here because I started my career at the Emergency Medical Aid centre in Sofia region. Thank you for everything you do. I can say with all my heart that you are the saviors of Sofia, I adore your work. Thank you for putting so much effort into everything you do ", the Minister said on the holiday of Emergency Medical Care.

The Bulgarian Emergency Medical Service was established on December 10, 1935 by Decree of Tsar Boris. It is one of the first emergency medical units in Europe. Today, we mark 85 years since the establishment of the Emergency Medical Service in Sofia.

During these years, the structure, which is part of the national security of Bulgaria, has undergone transformations, has gone through many hardships and has proven that with courage and sacrifice it stands on the front line to help and protect human life.

Many Bulgarian doctors, paramedics, nurses, ambulance drivers and healthcare assistants have worked and have been trained in the most comprehensive and serious practical school of emergency care.

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