Lecturers from the Faculty of Public Health at Medical University–Varna participated in the 18th European Public Health Conference, which took place from 12 to 14 November in Helsinki, Finland. This year's edition of the forum was held under the motto “Investing for Sustainable Health and Well-Being”, and brought together more than 3000 registered participants from various countries in Europe and around the world, including specialists, lecturers, researchers and representatives of national and international institutions.

The representatives of MU-Varna participated in the scientific panels and poster sessions of the conference, presenting papers related to prevention of violence against health professionals and working environment safety in the sector, the needs of families raising children with autism spectrum disorders, trust in healthcare institutions and its impact on health behaviour, challenges confronting child immunisation education and opportunities for improving vaccination practices, as well as research on the regional differences in infant mortality in Bulgaria and support for mothers in the early post-neonatal period.

The organisers highly praised the Bulgarian researchers, and Bulgaria was recognized for its consistent presence and activities within the initiatives of the European Public Health Week. The papers presented by the teams of MU-Varna highlighted the significant contribution of the University to key issues related to the development of modern policies and practices in the field of Public Health.

 

The participation of two of the lecturers - Asst. Prof. Nadezhda Mihaylova, PhD and Asst. Prof. Svetlana Panayotova, PhD was implemented under project No BG-RRP-2.004-0009-C02 “MU-Varna: Enhancement of Translational Excellence Achievement in Medicine (MUVE-TEAM)”, funded by the European Union–NextGenerationEU, through the National Recovery and Resilience Plan of the Republic of Bulgaria.