Poliomyelitis in Bulgaria – Epidemics and Health Policies (40s - 60s of the 20th Century) Cover Image

Полиомиелитът в България – епидемии и здравни политики (40-те – 60-те години на ХХ век).
Poliomyelitis in Bulgaria – Epidemics and Health Policies (40s - 60s of the 20th Century)

Author(s): Kalinka Anchova
Subject(s): History, Anthropology, Social Sciences, Customs / Folklore, Local History / Microhistory, Oral history, Social history, Recent History (1900 till today), Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure , Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Институт за етнология и фолклористика с Етнографски музей при БАН
Keywords: poliomyelitis; epidemiological situation; vaccine; disease control; rehabilitation

Summary/Abstract: In the context of the history of poliomyelitis epidemics and the damage they have left behind, the article takes into consideration the development of the epidemiological situation in Bulgaria before and after the discovery of vaccines and the start of mass immunization. The main focus is placed on the institutions and the policies of the Bulgarian socialist health care system from the middle of the 20th century in regard to the control of the epidemic spread of the disease and the rehabilitation of the already disabled. The study is based on official documents from the state archives.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 151-169
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: Bulgarian