This report up-dates information on the national situation of cervical cancer screening in the
member states of the European Union. There is yet high diversity in the status of cervical …

Background Public health services in the Soviet Union and its satellite states in Central and
Eastern Europe were delivered through centrally planned and managed networks of …

Objectives: The incidence of cervical cancer in Eastern Europe has been on the rise, in
contrast to the reduction in incidence in most countries of Western Europe. The objectives of …

The burden of cervical cancer in central and eastern Europe is generally higher compared to
western or northern Europe due to a history of mostly opportunistic cervical cancer …

Objectives Health care reform in Bulgaria has been ongoing for two decades. Since 1990, it
has been transforming from a socialized system of medical care with free access, to one …

Background New preventive technologies such as vaccines offer insight into psychological,
social, and cultural landscapes. Providers have a key role in parents' decisions for …

The study used mixed-methods to illustrate the complexity of the interplay between the
contexts in Bulgaria and Romania and women's attitudes and behaviors related to …

Background In Bulgaria the previously (1970–1985) existing population based cervical
cancer screening was replaced in the early 1990s with an opportunistic model due to …

Background Following international trends, the HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine was
introduced in Europe for protection against infection from common strands of the HPV virus …

This chapter explores the dynamics of changes in health indicators in Central and Eastern
Europe over the last 20 years. It presents illustrations of the East–West health divide from …