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Lukashenko urges to get healthcare in order

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MINSK, 27 October (BelTA) - Healthcare should be got to rights, and a lot has already been done in this area, Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko told the media during his working trip to Minsk District on 27 October, BelTA has learned.

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, there is a large interdepartmental working group checking the healthcare system. This pushes the system and institutions to correct mistakes in their activities.

“I think we will do a lot in healthcare by the end of the year. This step has yielded results. At least, first-aid stations and district hospitals have been revised. They have done a lot,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

Speaking about first-aid stations, the president said that there was no need to close them down. However, it makes no sense to keep a first-aid station in a small village with only a few houses. "We need a big first-aid station in every agro-town. There are 1,400 agro-towns – they need good first-aid stations. Not even a village council, but the head of an agricultural enterprise should always be involved in providing help to people. Why do I support kolkhozes and sovkhozes today? Because they look after pensioners, the sick. They help schools, kindergartens. They help everyone as much as they can. We are now restoring what needs to be restored,” the head of state said.

Aleksandr Lukashenko also touched upon the issue of prosthetics. The president had earlier given instructions to deal with the queues for prosthetic surgeries. “I was briefed that the queue in Gomel had been halved. They found prostheses, helped people. It is an excellent progress,” he said.

“Yes, we have a shortage of doctors somewhere. Some doctors have abandoned their profession. We will solve this problem too. I have some ideas. If you are a doctor, you need to work in the sector. Otherwise, you will be stripped of your diploma. They do not want to spend six years of studies and lose their diplomas. No one wants to. If you do not work in your profession, what kind of doctor are you? We need to get everything in order here. We have enough specialists, we can help others too. We will fly to Africa soon: they are waiting for us there. We have already paid several visits there to see what can be done there and how we can help,” the Belarusian leader said.

“We need to get healthcare in order. Starting from the student (and perhaps from school to help them understand where they are going) to the hospital. I plan to revisit this issue after the New Year. We will definitely return to this issue,” the head of state said.

The education system in Belarus has recently been revised in a similar way, Aleksandr Lukashenko recalled. “When I did not accept the minister's report, they got down to work and put things in order,” he added.

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