Moscow to spend $1.8bn to repair hospitals, replace equipment in 2011, Focus Reports
Release Date: 2011-04-26
Moscow authorities plan to allocate some 25 billion rubles ($892.3mn) to repair healthcare facilities in 2011, and another 25 million rubles to replace medical equipment in them, a deputy Moscow mayor, in charge of education and healthcare issues, told the Izvestia daily.Moscow authorities plan to allocate some 25 billion rubles ($892.3mn) to repair healthcare facilities in 2011, and another 25 million rubles to replace medical equipment in them, a deputy Moscow mayor, in charge of education and healthcare issues, told the Izvestia daily.
Olga Golodets said 37% of medical institutions are in satisfactory condition, and the rest need to be repaired as soon as possible. Earlier Prime Minister Vladimir Putin told the all-Russian forum of medical workers that a fourth of Russia's healthcare facilities need a major overhaul.
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