23 November 2009, 22:00
Chechnya has no conditions for rehabilitating children-invalids
Children-invalids from this republic have no chances to receive due treatment - for more than 40,000 such children Chechnya has only one rehabilitation centre.
According to the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Care of Chechnya, today the republic has 41,489 children-invalids. Besides, 1300 full and over 25,000 half-orphan live in the country.
According to the spokesman of the Ministry, the overwhelming majority of children-invalids are victims of warfare. However, the republic is still facing the challenges of rendering necessary medical and psychological help to disabled kids.
"Actually, only 1.6 percent of all children-patients receive the required rehabilitation help," the source said to the "Caucasian Knot" to the correspondent.
According to his version, under the special statutory act, approved in Russia back in 1994, every thousand children-invalids should have a specialized rehabilitation facility. Chechnya has only one such centre, located in the city of Argun and capable to service no more than 300-350 patients per year.
"In the near future Grozny will start building of the family-type Republic's Rehabilitation Centre for 220 beds. However, even it will not able to solve the problem of providing sick children with the necessary high-quality medical and psychological help," the expert has added.
Author: Muslim Ibragimov Source: CK correspondent
