Poroshenko approves purchase of medical equipment for children’s hospital

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed amendments to the state budget to ensure the purchase of medical equipment for treating children with cancer in the Odesa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.

“Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has signed Law No. 680-VIII “On amending attachments No.3 and No.7 of the Law of Ukraine “On the State budget of Ukraine for 2015,” reads a report posted on the official Web site of the Ukrainian president,

The document was approved by the Ukrainian parliament on September 15 of the current year.

The introduced amendments will ensure the purchase of medical equipment for intensive care and treatment of children with cancer in the Odesa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital.

For this purpose, the target usage of funds in the amount of UAH 19 million, provided in the form of subventions to the regional budget will be redirected from the construction of the medical building of the Odesa Regional Children's Clinical Hospital for the purchase of medical equipment for the above mentioned hospital.

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