MINSK, 12 May (BelTA) – The Union State will raise the financing of the activities aimed at mitigating the Chernobyl impact, Belarus Prime Minister Andrei Kobyakov told reporters after the session of the Union State Council of Ministers in Mogilev on 12 May, BelTA has learned.
“We have approved the program of joint efforts to mitigate the consequences of the Chernobyl disaster within the framework of the Union State. We have agreed to increase the budget financing of these measures,” Andrei Kobyakov noted.
In his words, the sides arrived at a decision to provide comprehensive medical aid to certain categories of Belarusian and Russian citizens affected by the Chernobyl disaster. This matter is especially relevant in the year when the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl catastrophe is marked. Such healthcare services will be provided by three big specialized medical centers, namely the Research Center of Radiation Medicine and Human Ecology of the Belarusian Healthcare Ministry, the Medical Radiology Research Center of the Russian Healthcare Ministry, and the All-Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine of the Russian Emergencies Ministry.
