Regional Forum: Healthcare, Rights, Trust: How Do They Work Together?

Healthcare, Rights, Trust: How Do They Work Together?

Can we trust the healthcare system if we don't know what our rights are within it? Is it enough to simply know our rights if we don't know who to turn to when we encounter a problem?

On November 24th in Varna, we will discuss exactly this. Not abstractly, but through the specific situations faced by parents, children, and families.

The next regional forum of Rights4Health – Trust Platform brings together representatives from institutions, civil and patient organizations, and experts who see different sides of the same system every day.

We will talk about what the NHIF actually covers for children, which medications are fully or partially reimbursed, what parents can do when a service is denied, issues with referrals or prescriptions, and how to file a complaint or report when health insurance rights are violated.

We will also address the issue of nicotine product use among children and youth, the risks, and prevention.

But the conversation about children's health doesn't end at the doctor's office. Therefore, we will also talk about children and families in difficult life situations, at-risk children, inclusion, as well as the challenges faced by refugee and migrant children and young people.

We are gathering representatives from institutions, civil and patient organizations, and the expert community at one table.

📅 November 24, 2026
🕑 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Varna Hall, 42 Osmi Primorski Polk Blvd, Varna

Entry is free, with prior registration.

And most importantly, this forum is not intended as a conversation where some people speak and others listen.

If you are a parent, a medical professional, a representative of an organization, or have simply encountered the system and have a question to which you have not received a clear answer, come and ask it.

Because trust in healthcare is not built with calls to believe. It starts where we know our rights, institutions provide answers, problems can be named, and the person against the system is not left alone.

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• Prepared with the support of the Swiss-Bulgarian Cooperation Program, Mechanism for Civil Engagement and Transparency (MGAP) 2024-2029. The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author/authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the governments of Switzerland and Bulgaria.