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Interview by Mara Kalcheva … In countries where the use of psychoactive substances, alcohol and cigarettes by minors is less, there is a good food culture, a low number of teenage pregnancies and abortions, and a lower growth of sexually transmitted infections – there are usually long established health and sexuality education programs. … View the full interview.

Publication of Toest with the participation of Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova from BFPA “Health and sexuality education is not just about how to put on a condom or how to protect yourself from sexually transmitted diseases. It includes topics such as hygiene, nutrition, prevention of conditions such as bulimia and obesity, prevention of addictions and recognition of the signs of human …

The attitude is to have only one or a maximum 2 children, noted Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova. The number of single-person households in Bulgaria during the last population census in 2021 was over 1 million people. This is shown by NSI data. They also reveal that in our country 78% of all households do not have a single child under the …

People of Sofia’s ‘Young Mothers’ project tells the stories of women who have given birth under the age of 18, as well as specialists dealing with the topic of early pregnancy and those who provide help and support.

I’m Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, everyone calls me Rada, I’m 58 years old and I’ve been working in the field of health prevention and family planning for almost 30 years, and I’ve been in the field with the Roma community for almost as long. Basically, I know all about early pregnancy, early school leaving, early marriage, and the phenomenon of children …

My name is Katya Kirilova and I have been a health mediator for 10 years. I have been working with the Roma community for 30 years. I have also dealt with children with addictions – the biggest problem of the Roma community is addictions. How did you decide to become a health mediator? I like community work, talking to people. …

BFPA volunteers Viktoria Nikolova and Mia Hajdushka, students in the American University, created on one of our projects – ‘Youth Voices, Youth Choices’ – a platform for free consultations and psychological support for young people One Click Away. The website is here. And a link to the broadcast on BNT here.

My name is Krasimir Romanov, a doctor in Pleven and the surrounding villages, a specialist in obstetrics and gynecology. At the same time, I also have a lot of experience in emergency care and pediatrics, so I do not define myself only as an obstetrician-gynecologist. In 40 years of practice, I have more than 20 thousand pregnant women – as …

Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, executive director of BFPA, participated in a programme of Radio Blagoevgrad and in the media’s digital channels as part of a new youth podcast, a joint project of the RAISE YOUTH Youth Center – Breznik and the program “Teen Zone”. The third episode of the podcast is dedicated to the topic: when is better to create a …

March 22, 2023, Fakulteta quarter, Sofia. Colleagues from the Bulgarian Family Planning and Sexual Health Association (BFPA) share: “For the third day in a row, we are trainers. Here we are talking about trafficking for the purpose of labor exploitation with young people from nearby schools. The main presenter today is Pavlina Filipova together with Ventsi Kirkov and Rada Stamenkova. …

Bulgarian Association for Family Planning and Sexual Health is aimed at everyone – those we call ordinary, and the extraordinary – those who are in a more difficult situation and need support. Dr. Radosveta Stamenkova, executive director of the Bulgarian Association for Family Planning and Sexual Health, founding member of the National Network of Health Mediators for the Problems of …