Air, Sea, and Climate – Health Strategies Forum 2025

🌍 Sveti Vlas, Bulgaria | June 13–14, 2025

🏨 Venue & Date

• The second editionof the health symposium was held on June 13–14, 2025, in Sveti Vlas, at the “Laguna” Medical SPA Hotel.
• The main sessions took place on June 14, starting from 16:00.

🧭 Organizers & Partners

• INSPIRO Foundation
• INSPIRO Medical Center
• “Bulgarian Memory – Dinevi Brothers” Foundation
• Supported by:
  • Ministry of Tourism
  • Parliamentary Committee on Tourism
  • Municipality of Burgas
  • Municipality of Nessebar
  • Dinevi Resort

💡 Key Goals and Focus Areas

• Main objective:
  Revive climatotherapyand sanatorium-based treatment as effective non-pharmacological therapies for chronic respiratory conditions:
  • Asthma
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  • Long COVID
• Why Sveti Vlas?
  It offers a unique healing climate– a mix of mountain and highly ionized sea air, creating an ideal environment for “air baths” and natural lung therapy.
• Historical significance:
  The event highlighted the legacy of the “Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov” Sanatorium, active between 1965–2003, where thousands of children were successfully treated with natural therapy (air, sun, sea).

🧑‍⚕️ Participants

• Leading pulmonologists, rehabilitation specialists, and members of the Bulgarian Parliamenttook part.
• Special guest:
  World record holder in open water swimming Tsanko Tsankov.

🧠 Topics Discussed

• The role of climate, sea, and air in modern preventive medicine
• How natural therapies can support or even replace certain pharmaceutical treatments
• Strategic plans to reintegrate sanatorium careinto Bulgaria’s healthcare and tourism systems
• Positioning Bulgaria as a health tourismdestination in Europe

🏥 Background

• This was a follow-up to the 2024 symposium, which ran under the motto:
  “We are what we breathe”
• Both events aim to promote medical tourism, using Bulgaria’s natural climate advantagesto support health, especially for respiratory diseases.