With a tuberculosis will continue to be at war. With a tuberculosis In 2009 the Russian Red Cross will continue to spend two global projects on struggle against a tuberculosis. As Tatyana Klenitskaja has told to the correspondent of "Newspaper" the head of the press centre of the Russian society of the Red Cross, under antitubercular programs to 245 sisters of mercy in Russia help more than 33 thousand volunteers. In total social help under these programs have received this year more than 67 thousand persons, from which 10,5 thousand are sick. As have explained today to the correspondent of "Newspaper" in reply to the information of main phthisiatrician Michael Perelmana on absence of for treatment of patients and possible splash in a tuberculosis, "the delay of transfer of means" at ministry re-structuring became the reason of a delay of carrying out of purchases of preparations for treatment of this disease "in addition to regional programs at the expense of the federal budget of for the sum of an order of 700 million roubles" in 2008, and these purchases "have been transferred on the beginning of 2009". Everything "a total sum planned on actions of the subroutine"Tuberculosis"within the limits of the federal target program" the Prevention and struggle against socially significant "for 2009, - 3,1 mlrd roubles, from them on purchase of preparations is allocated 2,4 mlrd, for research works - 10,8 million and for other needs - 2,8 mlrd roubles. From last sum purchase of preparations on 2,4 mlrd roubles and on building, that is on building of tubercular clinics, - 186,85 million roubles is provided.
It is the sum without the means provided on antitubercular actions for other departments ". According to department, disease on a tuberculosis in 2006 has made 82,5 cases on 100 thousand population, in 2007 - 83,2, in 2008, according to preliminary data, - 75,8.
Under the information received by"Newspaper"in the Federal centre of monitoring of counteraction to distribution of a tuberculosis in the Russian Federation, on the end of 2008 on the account the Russian Federation consisted 270,5 thousand the Russians sick of the active form of a tuberculosis, including 6,5 thousand children, and the general indicator of disease has made 85 cases on 100 thousand population that is essential above the ministry data. In 2008 in Russia for the first time was ill with a tuberculosis more than 120,7 thousand persons, from them children - 5,2 thousand The share the diseased among prisoners and women under investigation has made for the first time 11 %.