Letter to Prof. Dr. Silvi Kirilov – Minister of Health

Type:Advocacy

Organization:Childhood 2025 Coalition

Authors:Childhood 2025 Coalition

Year:2025

Topics:

#ending of placement of children up to the age of three in residential services #closure of medicalised residential care centres #residential services for children in need of permanent medical care

Summary:The Coalition seeks answers to the questions: what are the planned actions related to the closure of Varna and Pleven homes and is there a need to update the plan? What measures will the Ministry of Health take regarding the termination of placements in the existing Varna and Pleven residential homes and the particularly alarming trends of children being placed without coordination with local child protection departments? How many residential services for permanent medical care are to be completed by the Ministry of Health, in what timeframe and where?

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