One-Third of Nurses who Graduate immediately leave Bulgaria

"There is a shortage of about 40,000 nurses in Bulgaria, and of 700 graduates a year, one-third immediately leave Bulgaria". This is what Milka Vasileva, president of the Bulgarian Association of Health Care Professionals, said in an interview for BTA, on the occasion of the International Day of Nursing.

"There are 24,281 nurses in Bulgaria, and their average age is 53 years....