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Within Integro Association’s project “Platform for generating approaches and methods for the integration of Roma population on a regional level”, three experts– Liliya Makaveeva (Integro Association), Prof. Ilona Tomova (Bulgarian Academy of Science), and Prof. Ivaylo Tarnev, are investigating working models, approaches and practices in the sphere of integration of minorities in three municipalities – Gent, Belgium; Ostrava, Czech Republic; Kavarna, Bulgaria. The goal is to research the specific approaches in different communities and groups and how a real participation of the ethnic minorities in the decision-making processes on a regional level is guaranteed.

On 23 and 24 April was held the Fifth National Meeting 'Initiative for Health and Vaccinations "with representatives from all RZI in the country, all workers and newly trained mediators. The project is implemented by the National Council for Cooperation on Ethnic and integration issues to the Council of Ministers, together with the Health Care Committee at the 41st National Assembly of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Health within the European Immunization Week. Partners of the initiative are the National Network of Health Mediators in Bulgaria, the National Association of General Practitioners in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Red Cross, the Bulgarian Association of Innovative Medicine, Bulgarian Association of Vaccinations, with support from GlaxoSmithKline and MSD.

Between 17 to 19 April 2012 in Bratislava held the first international workshop on 3-year project "Initiative for Health and Vaccinations", which in Bulgaria is carried out by the National Network of Health Mediators. The participating NGOs from three countries - Romania, Slovakia and Hungary. Funding is provided under the program of GlaxoSmithKline Community Partnership "Improving the health status of Roma communities in Central and Eastern Europe."

Today in the Hall of Military akedemiya the official opening of the training of 40 new mediators. Training will be conducted by lecturers from the Faculty of Public Health and a team of trainers from the National Network of Health Mediators.

On 24 and 25 January 2012 in Skopje held an international conference entitled "Towards better health for Roma," under the auspices of the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 under the Presidency of the Republic of Macedonia. The meeting was to present the best practices for access of Roma to quality health services.