Pleven hospital conducts free consultations for patients with lung diseases

Heart and Brain Center of Medical Excellence has started an information campaign and free consultations for patients with lung diseases. The occasion is the World Tuberculosis Day, which is traditionally celebrated on March 24, said Dr. Ilia Krachunov, Head of the Pulmonology Department at the hospital.

“I consider prevention and prophylaxis among the most important in patients with lung diseases. Conducting such information campaigns is extremely important and imperative, because in this way we raise public awareness. Tuberculosis is a chronic infectious disease that affects the respiratory system the most (over 90 per cent), but it can potentially affect every organ in the body. The disease is curable, especially if diagnosed early and treated promptly and correctly,” said Dr. Krachunov.