Shakhtyorsk Town saw a launch of a fully reconstructed department for fighting drug-resistant TB on 31 July, 2008.

The department was remodelled under the project for fighting TB Epidemic realized jointly by the Donetsk Regional State Administration, the Donetsk Regional Council, and the Foundation for Development of Ukraine. A department for drug-resistant TB treatment in Gorlovka Town has been repaired and commissioned under the project. Medicines and laboratory equipment are being bought, and doctors are attending training courses.

The department was repaired with financial assistance provided by the Donetsk Regional State Administration and the Donetsk Regional Council. Over UAH 3.5m have been spent on reconstruction. The unit is designed for 50 hospital beds.

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The project for fighting drug-resistant TB is being implemented under the regional program Fighting TB Epidemic in 2007-2011.

Drug-resistant TB develops when a patient treated from traditional form of TB does not complete a full course of antibiotics or takes medicines irregularly. A drug-resistant TB patient can stay infectious and exudes tubercle bacillus when coughing and sneezing. Adults and children of any age can contract drug-resistant TB from this patient immediately.

MDR-TB treatment requires a longer therapy, while medicines are much more expensive. The spread of drug-resistant-TB totalled 15.6% among new TB cases and 41.0% in re-treatment cases.

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Foundation for Development of Ukraine is a non-profit organization established on 15 July 2005.
Foundation’s mission - The Foundation for Development of Ukraine establishes the basis for successful and steady development of Ukrainian society, investing into education of future generations, health of the nation, preservation and development of Ukrainian culture.
Areas of the Foundation activity include: contemporary education, health of the nation, cultural and targeted assistance
President of Foundation for Development of Ukraine is Rinat L. Akhmetov.

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