- Anaesthesia is an important medical advancement that forms an integral part of surgery and surgical treatment. It provides two indispensable prerequisites for the performance of any operation - anaesthesia of the patient during and after the operation and appropriate working conditions for the surgeon.
- According to WHO estimates, musculoskeletal disorders are the most common cause of disability. They have a huge socio-economic impact. In Europe, they are among the most common chronic diseases causing pain and severe physical disability.
- Infectious diseases are still among the principal causes of temporary disability and hospitalizations, leading to significant losses to the economy and financial burden on the health system. Although in Bulgaria the mortality caused by these diseases is low, worldwide it is still significant – 25% of the total number of deaths. The intensive development of medicine and pharmaceutical production after the discovery of penicillin allows us to forget about the plague, influenza, tuberculosis and cholera pandemics, killing millions of people from the Middle Ages to the early twentieth century.
- Cardiovascular disease (CVD) include major life-threatening conditions such as hypertension, heart failure, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, thromboses, and coronary artery disease. Over 79 000 Bulgarians die each year as a result of CDV, which accounts for approximately 66% of the total mortality in Bulgaria.
- Digestive diseases and diabetes are socially significant diseases along with cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Over 8% of the Bulgarian population is diagnosed with diabetes, and nearly 20% suffers from diseases of the digestive system, and 17% of them are suffering from an ulcer. Despite modern drugs, diagnostics and state-of-the-art therapies, diabetes and digestive diseases very often remain chronic.
- Neurological diseases are a group of disorders that affect the central and peripheral nervous systems. Main diseases and disorders: multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, neuroses, psychoses, migraines, stroke, encephalitis, myelitis and neuropathies.
- Cancer is fundamentally a disease of regulation of tissue growth. In order for a normal cell to transform into a cancer cell, the genes that regulate cell growth and differentiation must be altered. The most common type of cancers are lung cancer, stomach cancer, liver cancer, breast cancer, colorectal cancer. Cancer affects all ages and is the cause of nearly 16% of deaths in the country.
- Drugs that are safe and effective for use by the general public are known as over-the-counter, or OTC, products.
- Respiratory diseases have increased alarmingly in recent years. In some countries they are now gaining on, and even exceeding, cardiovascular disease rates. Smoking is undoubtedly a major factor in respiratory system conditions, especially in young people and women. Studies demonstrate that smokers suffer from respiratory diseases 10 to 20 times more often than non-smokers, and mainly from severe chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. Respiratory diseases include asthma, pulmonary emphysema, bronchitis, influenza, rhinitis, hay fever, sinusitis, pharyngitis, chronic cough, etc.