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Social Initiatives
Medicines for Bulgaria
Supplying hospitals with antibiotics
The state-run hospitals in Bulgaria have the same problem as those in most other former Eastern Bloc countries: there is a shortage of all medicines required for basic patient care, especially antibiotics. Yet Bayer has had a long-standing commitment in Bulgaria that safeguards the supply of vital medicines to many hospitals.
These donations are so important to Bulgaria that President Georgi Parvanov has personally assumed patronage of the program. Just a few weeks ago he was on hand to receive the latest donation from Leverkusen, consisting of antibiotic, antihypertensive, antifungal and antirheumatic drugs with a total value of Euro 200,000. All told, drugs to the value of Euro 2 million have been donated in Bulgaria since the program was launched in 1997.
Bayer relies on experienced helpers to deliver the donations. A Bulgarian aid organization based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, transports the medicines into Bulgaria, where the Bulgarian Red Cross distributes them to state and municipal hospitals — ensuring that the donations really get to where they are needed.
These donations are so important to Bulgaria that President Georgi Parvanov has personally assumed patronage of the program. Just a few weeks ago he was on hand to receive the latest donation from Leverkusen, consisting of antibiotic, antihypertensive, antifungal and antirheumatic drugs with a total value of Euro 200,000. All told, drugs to the value of Euro 2 million have been donated in Bulgaria since the program was launched in 1997.
Bayer relies on experienced helpers to deliver the donations. A Bulgarian aid organization based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, transports the medicines into Bulgaria, where the Bulgarian Red Cross distributes them to state and municipal hospitals — ensuring that the donations really get to where they are needed.
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