Four Bulgarian Projects to Receive EUR 12 Mln under Connecting Europe Facility

Business 18 October 2024 18:00

A total of four projects with Bulgarian participants will receive EUR 12 million under the Connecting Europe Facility, the Transport Ministry said, CE Report quotes BTA

Vivacom Bulgaria, Burgas Municipality, the Asen Zlatarov University and Southeast Digital Innovation Hub will upgrade and build 5G infrastructure in 34 remote settlements in Burgas region, where there are no pediatricians. The 5GEDGE4HEALTH project won European funding of EUR 3.2 million. A link will be built with the Telemedicine Coordination and Consultative Centre, located in the newly built Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment of Children's Diseases St. Anastasia in Burgas. In 10 of the localities foreseen in the project there will be in-patient healthcare centres. In the remaining 24 towns and villages, remote paediatric consultations, periodic check-ups and emergency medical care will be provided through specialised 5G "connected" ambulances. The future infrastructure is expected to enable high-speed computing, rapid processing and real-time analysis of patient data to help medical professionals make faster and more informed decisions.

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Four Bulgarian Projects to Receive EUR 12 Mln under Connecting Europe Facility

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