LAW OF UKRAINE

of February 8, 2007 No. 648-V

About approval of the Nation-wide program of counteraction to disease of tuberculosis in 2007-2011

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine decides:

1. Approve the Nation-wide program of counteraction to disease of tuberculosis in 2007 - 2011 (further - the Program) which is attached.

2. To the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine:

to annually include the tasks determined in the Program and measures in appropriate sections of the State program of economic and social development of Ukraine for the corresponding year;

by preparation of the bill on the Government budget of Ukraine for the corresponding year to provide expenses for financing of the measures determined in the Program.

3. This Law becomes effective from the date of its publication.

Approved by the Law of Ukraine of February 8, 2007 No. 648-V

The nation-wide program of counteraction to disease of tuberculosis in 2007-2011

1. General part

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the world 8,9 of one million TB patients of which 1,7 of one million persons dies annually is registered. The total quantity of the people suffering from tuberculosis constitutes 50-60 million. This disease wins first place in structure of death rate from infectious and parasitic diseases.

Tuberculosis epidemic in Ukraine began in 1995. Each hour is registered four new cases and one case of death. Within the last 15 years the indicator of incidence of tuberculosis increased in time 2,4. Such situation is caused by social and economic and medical factors, in particular decrease in level of living of the population and availability of significant amount of the sick persons who are in places of detention, insufficient financing of antitubercular measures, shortcoming of skilled health workers, spread of himiorezistentny tuberculosis and HIV infection.

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