MINSK, 3 April (BelTA) – Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed officials to develop a system that will make Minsk’s medical services accessible to residents of the country’s regions as he attended the ceremony to open new, modern 42nd city polyclinic in Minsk on 3 April, BelTA has learned.
“The most advanced and highly qualified medical professionals will be working here. Not because our healthcare workers in Mstislavl, Khotimsk, Lida, Stolbtsy, and other cities are worse. But because Minsk doctors can gain access to the latest technologies earlier than others and master them,” the president said. “Vladimir Yevgenyevich [Chairman of the Minsk City Executive Committee Vladimir Kukharev], you know better than anyone how much we invest in Minsk. We are creating a very serious foundation here.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed that high-quality, modern medical care must be accessible not only to Minsk residents but also to people living in the most remote regions. He instructed the city authorities, the government, and Chairwoman of the Council of the Republic Natalya Kochanova, as the president’s authorized representative in Minsk, to develop appropriate approaches.
“We must ensure that those who live farther from Minsk can also receive quality care here. While we are building this facility in Minsk, we are also building similar facilities in other districts and regions. But more advanced technologies are concentrated here. We must not allow residents of the regions to feel disadvantaged compared to those in Minsk [in terms of medical care level]. As we develop Minsk, I am doing everything to avoid such contrasts, to prevent contradictions within our country. The country must remain united and cohesive. Much will depend on our efforts to promote the health of our people. We need to think this through,” the Belarusian leader emphasized.
“Don’t forget that all of us, Minsk residents, come from there. Our roots are there [in the countryside], whether in the previous generation or the one before that. Look just a little into your past and you will find your grandparents there. And thanks to them, during the last war we stood our ground with dignity and survived. It was not easy. Every third person died. But nevertheless, we survived. And we stand on their shoulders. We must help them,” Aleksandr Lukashenko urged. “Do your best so that, seeing and hearing us today, the Belarusian people in Khotimsk, Volkovysk,and anywhere understand that this facility belongs to them as well.”
Aleksandr Lukashenko returned to this topic again while hearing a report on the development of Minsk’s healthcare system. “Think about how we can direct people from at least Minsk Oblast and even some of its more remote regions to specific centers, hospitals, and clinics in Minsk,” the head of state said.
“We need specialists [on the ground, in the regions] to have a connection [with their highly qualified colleagues in Minsk] so they can consult with them, and so that they [addressing the chief physician of the new polyclinic in the Vostochny microdistrict and other heads of medical institutions in Minsk] do not push them away with such unfavorable phrases as ‘well, fine, bring the patient, we will take a look.’ They should be treated like family. This system must be built. Minsk must support at least Minsk Oblast,” Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed, addressing Minsk Mayor Vladimir Kukharev and First Deputy Healthcare Minister Yelena Bogdan.
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