The protest is not the first. In May, several hundred people gathered in the central square to protest the regional healthcare management. In this week’s protest, about 200 people participated, RIA Novosti reports.
The situation is Arkhangelsk healthcare is increasingly tense as funding of the regional hospitals and clinics drop and the salary level is reduced. Over the last months, doctors and nurses have got their salaries reduced by up to 30 percent, Rusnord.ru reports. At the same time, the healthcare institutions are in major need of new equipment.
The situation is aggravated by serious suspicions of corruption among the healthcare administrators and hospital directors, Rusnord.ru informs.
