1. “Probuda 126“ Chitalishte
Zgorigrad village,
Vratsa Municipality, Vratsa District

3. Virtual Medical School
 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.

4. Virtual Medical School
 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.

5. 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

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

10. 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.