Rinat Akhmetov Foundation Health Care Programs

Rinat Akhmetov -  owner of SCM Group, the founder of the charitable foundations Development of Ukraine and Foundation for Effective Governance. 

Programs:

Stop TB in Ukraine 

Total budget: $168,2 million for 2007 - 2011, for 2007 - 2010 $37,7 m., for 2011 $130,5 m.

Since 2007, the Foundation has been realizing a large-scale project "Stop TB". In 2009, the Fund managed to attract funding from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. This project will complement the National program for tuberculosis control. 

In 5 year-period cure rate is planned to be increased by 35% (from 59% to 80%). Total amount of 5-year grant is over $95 million aimed to create a laboratory quality control system for anti-TB drugs, over 80% of health workers shall be trained according to international standards.

Social effect.

In partnership with the Ministry of Health draft law regulating TB control was developed. Children departments in 22 regional TB hospitals were equipped. Functioning under the regional program for TB control allowed to decrease incidence in Donetsk oblast by 13.5%, mortality by 19.9% ​​comparing to 2006.  

Cancer Can Be Cured

Total budget: $315 million for 2008-2013, for 2008-2010 $72 m., for 2011 $80 m.
Purpose: to introduce the European level of cancer diagnosis and treatment in Ukraine. 

Diagnostic equipment for Donetsk and Lviv cancer clinics procured and installed. In 2011, the Radiation Therapy Centers were equipped in Rivne and Lviv oncological dispensaries, the delivery of the second unit is scheduled. Memorandum on cooperation is signed between the Foundation, Rivne  Regional State Administration and Rivne City oncology hospital.The facility will be equipped with linear accelerator, a modern CT and other equipment for radiation therapy and cancer diagnostics, to the total amount of $ 22 million. In the clinic there will be a regional center of radiation therapy, where patients from neighboring areas may also be treated. 

Social effect.
15 000 patients of Lviv and Donetsk centers have already been diagnosed using high-technology equipment. Experts have mastered and are actively using new methods of diagnosis and treatment of cancer.