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Half of Russia's TB dispensaries do not meet sanitary standards
MOSCOW, October 30 (Itar-Tass) -- Half of the tuberculosis
dispensaries in Russia fail to meet sanitary standards, the chief
phthisiatrician at the Health and Social Development Ministry, Peter
Yablonsky, told a news conference this week.
"Half of the dispensaries must to be closed for sanitary requirements
mismatch," he said. Yablonsky claims that "from 2005 to 2009 not a single
of Russia's 341 TB dispensaries remained without at least some repairs."
All have been refurbished. According to the official, about 80 percent
of TB dispensaries are unable to observe infection control, since all lack
proper ventilation, sanitation gateways and even the most basic
conditions. In a situation like this "there have been cases of
intra-hospital infection," the expert acknowledged.
As for the immediate burden on clinics, it varies from region to
region. Yablonsky cited St. Petersburg as an example. The city has 17
dispensaries per 4.5 million residents.
"Each of these clinics services 30-120 patients," he explained.
In the meantime dispensaries in the Far Eastern and Siberian federal districts are overstrained, there is an acute shortage of anti-tuberculosis institutions.
dispensaries in Russia fail to meet sanitary standards, the chief
phthisiatrician at the Health and Social Development Ministry, Peter
Yablonsky, told a news conference this week.
"Half of the dispensaries must to be closed for sanitary requirements
mismatch," he said. Yablonsky claims that "from 2005 to 2009 not a single
of Russia's 341 TB dispensaries remained without at least some repairs."
All have been refurbished. According to the official, about 80 percent
of TB dispensaries are unable to observe infection control, since all lack
proper ventilation, sanitation gateways and even the most basic
conditions. In a situation like this "there have been cases of
intra-hospital infection," the expert acknowledged.
As for the immediate burden on clinics, it varies from region to
region. Yablonsky cited St. Petersburg as an example. The city has 17
dispensaries per 4.5 million residents.
"Each of these clinics services 30-120 patients," he explained.
In the meantime dispensaries in the Far Eastern and Siberian federal districts are overstrained, there is an acute shortage of anti-tuberculosis institutions.
