The Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee discussed the progress of implementing the President's decree on improving the efficiency of the healthcare system
– A great deal of work has been done to fulfill the tasks set by the head of state to improve the healthcare system, – Mikhail Vishnevetsky, head of the main department for healthcare of the regional executive committee, told reporters. – Significant work has been carried out to strengthen the material and technical base of structural units of healthcare institutions in rural areas – FAPs, medical outpatient clinics – and it is still ongoing. The staffing situation remains relevant, and we are addressing this issue, including through career guidance work. This also includes retraining existing specialists and improving their qualifications so that they can provide qualified and timely assistance to the population. The material and technical problem also remains relevant today – the fleet of equipment and medical devices needs to be updated. A large shipment of ultrasound machines, endoscopic and other equipment is already planned for areas where it is particularly needed, to eliminate queues and significantly speed up the examination of the population. I think it will be installed in the first half of next year. This will greatly facilitate the work. In parallel, specialists are being trained in educational institutions to operate this equipment.
The head of the regional healthcare department also touched upon the issue of reconstruction and repair of the Vitebsk Regional Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital, which began this year and continues regardless of the season.
– We have made some changes, and it has been decided that a magnetic resonance imaging scanner will be installed in this institution, – Mikhail Vishnevetsky reported. – Modern medicine and modern approaches require this. We plan to commission the facility next year. Financial resources for this have been allocated in full.