Br770 billion will be allocated for the development of the healthcare system in the Vitebsk region in 2011.

September 30, Vitebsk / Olga Bogacheva - BELTA /. Br770 billion will be allocated for the development of the healthcare system of the Vitebsk region in 2011, which is 36% more compared to 2010. This was announced today by the chairman of the regional executive committee, Alexander Kosinets, during his visit to medical institutions in Vitebsk, according to a BELTA correspondent. The closest attention will be paid to the renewal of the material and technical base of medical institutions next year. The main facilities include regional clinical hospitals - infectious diseases, children's and adult, oncology dispensary, tuberculosis dispensary. According to the governor, from 2012, in accordance with the strategy for the development of the region's healthcare system, it is planned to begin construction of new facilities and the creation of regional scientific and practical centers based on large medical institutions. Alexander Kosinets noted that in January-August of the current year, the birth rate in the Vitebsk region was 10.2 per thousand inhabitants, and the mortality rate was 16.6. The next five-year period in all spheres of the Vitebsk region will be marked by innovations. In this regard, significant attention will also be paid to the development of the education system, for which funds will amount to Br1.1 trillion, which is 41% more than in 2010, the governor added. -0-