“Probuda 126“ Chitalishte Zgorigrad village,

Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa District

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60% of the working population of the village of Zgorigrad used to work in Plakalnitsa mine;

80% of those who worked there are affected by osteochondral and pulmonary diseases, which provoked us to target this group of people in our project;

50% of people in retirement age who have worked in the mine were involved in the project;

We have used the equipment and the potential of our chitalishte library to create the Virtual Medical School.

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The users had the opportunity of working with specialists

on these types of diseases.

They were provided with access to e-materials, thus we increased their knowledge about these diseases and the respective treatments, resulting in an improved quality of life.

We had purchased specialized medical literature and have created a database on the prevention of diseases which are common in our community, aimed at providing help to all inhabitants of the village of Zgorigrad, since the project is covering only a certain percentage of the total population.

Work with medical specialists

The following topics were reviewed : Osteoporosis and Coxarthrosis; Types of rheumatic diseases; Diseases of the joints; Lower back pains - spinal disc herniation – disc disease; Osteoarthritis and arthritis; Gout – balanced and healthy eating

We covered the topics of: Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD); Bronchitis; Pneumonia; Asthma; Tuberculosis; Pleurisy.

Results achieved:

The library has been recognized as a place where our inhabitants could obtain information concerning the major diseases of risk in the village – osteochondral and pulmonary conditions, as well as about other health issues;

We have created successful partnerships with: • Romantica pensioners’ club;• Health institutions; • Medical specialists;

We prepared an Electronic Manual on health topics and a database on medical institutions and medical doctors in the municipality which is updated on a weekly basis.