Infant mortality in Romania is the highest in the EU
Infant mortality in Romania remains the highest in the EU, and according to statistics, a child under one year dies every 6 hours. It is one of the realities that determined the Association „Save the Children” to make today a new donation of equipment to the Bucharest University Hospital, worth 36 thousand euros. It is about the necessary equipment for newborns with severe pathologies and pregnant women with pathologies associated with pregnancy. The doctor Adriana Dan, the head of the Neonatology Department, within the University Hospital of Bucharest, declares today that, in the conditions in which the medical system is underfunded, these donations are vital:
Adriana Dan: This pandemic has influenced our activity and we hear on TV, every day, about the ATI sections for adults, who no longer have seats. However, few people know that there are few ATI departments for newborns, there are only 22 grade III maternity hospitals in the country. The organization „Save the children” helped us and we are glad that he was with us with equipment, which changed the fate of many children. It is a piece of equipment that we wanted a long time ago, we have been waiting for it for a long time and now, on the eve of the holidays, we consider it a great gift for us and our children.
The total donations made by „Save the Children” to Romanian hospitals exceed one million euros. The money comes from the companies, which redirect 20% of the profit, and the association’s management appeals to the civil society to continue to support this cause. (RADIO ROMANIA NEWS)
The Ministry of Development has developed contracts from European funds increasing this year compared to 2019
This year, the Ministry of Development carried out programs settled from European funds worth one billion euros, increasing compared to 2019, when the settlements were 820 million. Among the most important projects are the financing contracts for the construction of regional hospitals in Cluj, Craiova and Iasi, with a total value of approximately 1.6 billion euros – said today Marius Vasiliu, spokesman for the Ministry of Development:
Marius Vasiliu: Unlocking the most important projects in the Romanian medical system in the field of health, respectively signing the other two financing contracts for the Cluj and Craiova Regional Hospital, after on December 31, 2019 the financing contract for the Iaşi Regional Hospital was signed, all three contracts were subsequently approved by the European Commission, none of them with comments. (RADIO ROMANIA NEWS)
The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 continued to decrease in Romania
The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 continued to fall in our country, today being the next day in a row with less than 100, more precisely 87. And at ATI there are now 12 patients less than yesterday – 1255 There are 9 counties and the Capital with over 3 cases per thousand inhabitants. The highest incidence is in Ilfov – 6.73, followed by Bucharest – 6.03 and Constanta – 4.97. Since the beginning of the epidemic, more than 593.000 people have been infected, 84% have already recovered, but just over 2% have died. (RADIO ROMANIA NEWS)/aboboc
Adelina Boboc – RADOR
