Disabled – In Chechnya, there is no possibility for rehabilitation of children – News –
November 24, 2009 – 2:17 am
In Chechnya children with disabilities can not fully be treated – more than 40 000 such children in the country there is only one rehabilitation center. Help receiving unit. Meanwhile, criminal charges of embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for work in Grozny school for the deaf and hearing children.
According to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Development of Chechnya, today in the republic there are 41 489 children with disabilities. In addition, in the republic are 1 of 300 complete orphans, more than 25 000 semi-orphans, said the “Caucasian Knot”.
The vast majority of children with disabilities, according to ministry officials, are victims hostilities. At the same time in the country still does not address issues related to the provision for disabled children needed medical and psychological care.
“In our republic there are 41 489 children and adolescents with disabilities physically challenged, in the age of 19 years. This and children maimed and injured during the fighting, and children with intellectual disabilities, – told the medical officer – in fact, to date, the necessary rehabilitation services receive only 1.6 per cent of the total number of sick children ” .
According to the interlocutor, the approved in Russia in 1994 a special ordinance, for every thousand children with disabilities should be saddled with one specialized agency. In Chechnya, there is only one rehabilitation center, located in the town of Argun. This facility can serve a year less than 300 – 350 patients.
“In the near future in Grozny to begin construction of the national rehabilitation center for 220 family-type places. But it can not solve the problem of sick children with the necessary high-quality medical and psychological help, – said the source. – Another category of children who are also in need of psychological rehabilitation and social support, are children – orphans and semi-orphans who have lost their parents during the hostilities. There we had 1 300 and 25 000 respectively “.
November 20 at the Press House in the Chechen capital Grozny was an action for the celebration of World Day of the Child. Organizers of the event were the Ministry of External Relations, National Policy, Press and Information of the Republic, with the assistance of charity “Islamic Relief” and non-governmental organizations “Little Star”, “Shinto” and “Donal”.
At the rally were invited children from poor families with disabilities, orphans and semi-orphans. The children were shown a small humorous skits and performed folk songs. Finally, they received gifts and soft toys.
autumn 2007 in the capital began construction of a large Cancer Dispensary, and in the winter of that year opened the Republican drug addiction.
On the eve of 2009 in the Chechen capital opens the Republican Center for Medical and psychological rehabilitation of children. It treats children suffering from cerebral palsy.
3 September this year, it became known that in Grozny on criminal charges of embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for works in Grozny school boarding for the deaf and hearing children. The total amount of stolen funds was more than three and a half million rubles.
