Salihorsk authorities are passed petition for construction of new polyclinic
Aleh Volchak while signing the petition
Almost 700 people signed the on-line
petition
for the construction of a new modern polyclinic in Salihorsk. Among
them there are residents of Salihorsk, other cities of Belarus, and
even foreign nationals. The initiator of the petition is the local
human rights defender Aliaksei Valabuyeu.
"The present
polyclinic is designed to accept 680 visitors a day, whereas in fact
there are thrice more. According to the Constitution, "the state
creates the conditions of free medical aid to all citizens".
However, Salihorskers have to spend hours in queues in order to get
medical aid.
The authorities aren't totally indifferent to the
issue. In particularly, they stated that a branch of the present
polyclinic would be opened in Maladziozhnaya Street. However, such
half-measures can hardly solve the issue.
In order to
facilitate the prompt resolution of the issue, the activists printed
out the signatures and filed the petition to the authorities: the
head of Salihorsk District Executive Committee, the Minister of
Health Care, the head of the Commission on Health Care at the Chamber
of Representatives, as well as deputies to the Chamber of
Representatives from two Salihorsk constituencies.
