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the Cabinet has developed a number of measures to improve the treatment of children with cancer, said Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin.
According to him, February 13, on this issue held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and medical oncologists.
“Yesterday we met with MS Golikova (Golikova) and our government employees with pediatric oncologists, and had thorough discussions about how the treatment, what the problems are. I want to say that the government has developed a number of measures to improve the situation with cancer treatment, especially in children”, – quotes the words mishustina RIA Novosti.
the Prime Minister said that these measures should solve a few problems. This, according to him, about improving the quality of medical drugs, as well as the elimination of shortages.
Earlier it was reported that Russia must earn the cancer register. The register of cancer patients plans to create in the framework of the national project “Health”. It will help to track the treatment of patients with cancer at all stages.
February 15 – international day of children with cancer. It is celebrated every year in more than 90 countries under the auspices of the International society of pediatric Oncology. This date first appeared in the calendar in 2001 at the initiative of world Confederation of parents of children with cancer (ICCCPO).
In December last year it became known that the city authorities handed over two city-owned buildings in the South-West of the capital to the charitable Fund “warm house”. They organise social hotel for children with cancer who come to Moscow for treatment from all over Russia. The building was transferred to the Fund in gratuitous use for 10 years.
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