Bulgaria's health ministry will pay for tuberculosis (TB) screening, tests and prevention in 28 hospitals. The ministry said it will spend €651,195 in 2026.

The contracts run for one year. They were signed with general and specialist hospitals.

The money comes from the National Tuberculosis Prevention Programme 2026–2030, which aims to find the disease earlier and slow its spread.

Screening covers people with HIV, people with type 1 diabetes, homeless people, children and young people at risk, prisoners, and people arriving from countries with high TB rates. It also includes patients on immunosuppressive treatment, meaning drugs that weaken the immune system.

People first fill in a questionnaire to assess their risk. If needed, a check-up and diagnosis follow.

The contracts also cover tests for people who have been in contact with TB patients. They will get preventive drugs, as will people with latent TB infection.