5000 children - so many cases of oncology are diagnosed by doctors in Russia annually. And each time the diagnosis sounds like a verdict, because many people know that state financing of such diseases is akin to myth. That is, it seems to be there, but it does not exist. And more and more the question is being asked: why is the state so poorly and in small quantities allocating money for the treatment of children with cancer.
The government explains the poor funding of cancer centers by the lack of money in the budget. It sounds rather strange for a country that produces oil and gas in large enough quantities and generously sells them abroad. However, the fact remains that financing for the treatment of children with oncology goes badly. At the same time, they do not stop getting cancer.
Parents whose children have been diagnosed with oncology are forced to turn to various foundations and charitable organizations in order not to waste precious time.
Why the state poorly finances the treatment of pediatric oncology
Formally, it would seem that the state does not refuse to treat sick children. After all, the right to this is prescribed in the Constitution. However, in fact, most of the children are treated for money. And this is due to various reasons.
So, for example, treatment for oncology is carried out according to quotas, which are very simple to obtain in words and paper, but in fact it is very, very difficult. Quotas are few, there aren’t enough of them all at once, you have to stand in line for them and collect a huge amount of documents. And during this time the child dies away very quickly, and the treatment that he can receive will be completely useless to him.
The number of quotas is determined in advance, according to approximate statistics for the last year. However, this formula does not work, because every year the number of cases of cancer increases at times.
In addition, even if it was lucky to get a quota, the issue of money was not settled, because it's time to get the medicine. There is an item of expenditure that the state has never paid - this is the purchase of medicines that are not registered or registered only in 2011. Such drugs can be very good and productive and defeat cancer, but they do not give money for them. At the same time, they are far from a penny.
The state and the procedure for seeking unrelated donors do not pay. All this is done by the doctors or funds themselves, but the parents of the sick baby have to pay for such a service. Unpaid services also include preparation for treatment. For example, radiation therapy is free, and preparation for it, which includes accurate location of the tumor and much more, is not.
With regard to the purchase of approved drugs, bureaucratic delays are manifested here. So, for example, hospitals can buy medicines only on the basis of tenders, which, as you know, last quite a long time, then the procedure for concluding a contract follows, and only then move on to deliveries. Many patients simply cannot wait for the end of all these processes.
