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There will be no help: the Ministry of Health has determined a list of diseases for which social services can be refused

March 27, 2023

Russians with tuberculosis and mental disorders may be denied social services. The full list of diseases was determined by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

Home social services can be refused in the presence of tuberculosis, chronic and prolonged mental disorders, acute non-communicable diseases, as well as chronic diseases dangerous to others. This is stated in the draft order of the Ministry of Health, published on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

Neoplasms, which are accompanied by abundant secretions, epilepsy, gangrene and lung necrosis, as well as tracheotomy and facial deformities, will also become the basis for refusal.

Earlier, The Eastern Heraldin Veliky Novgorod reported on the main causes of exacerbation of chronic diseases in the spring. Among them, post-winter vitamin deficiency, active flowering and weakened immunity.

Russia Desk

Russia Desk

The Russia Desk leads The Eastern Herald's coverage of Russia, the war in Ukraine, NATO's eastern flank, and the post-Soviet space. The desk has reported continuously on the Russia-Ukraine conflict since its full-scale expansion in February 2022 and verifies through Kremlin statements, NATO briefings.

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