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This year, nearly 1.5 thousand more children than during the summer holidays of last year will be able to recover in the camps of the Vitebsk region. This was reported by the representative office of the Vitebsk Regional Department of the Republican Center for Health Improvement and Sanatorium-Resort Treatment of the Population.
In the northern region, 36 children's health resorts operate, including three leased ones. "The list of stationary children's health resorts (CHRs) in our region, which has the largest number of them among all regions of Belarus, will be replenished with one more - based on the 'Vetraź' children's rehabilitation center in the Postavy district. Parents who take advantage of the opportunity to send their child there for summer holidays will be able to receive bonuses - in addition to the voucher, they can purchase procedures for strengthening the musculoskeletal system for an additional cost," the regional department said.
The number of vacationing children will also increase this year by almost 1.5 thousand - to over 44.2 thousand compared to 43 thousand people in 2023. "We can already say today that camps of all types will be full. Those where three full sessions and a fourth, shortened, ten-day session were organized, intend to hold a full fourth session for the children. There are many who wish to attend. The majority of CHR owners in the Vitebsk region have decided that they will provide health improvement for children not for 15 days, as recommended by the Council of Ministers' resolution and covered by state subsidies, but for 18 or 21 days," the department reported.
The average cost of a voucher will be about Br700. The state subsidy this year will be Br248 for each voucher.
More than Br800 thousand were allocated from the regional budget for the preparation of camps for the season. The funds are already being used to strengthen the material and technical base and for major repairs. Br105 thousand were also allocated from the republican budget for these purposes.
Based on the experience of previous years, parent days will not be held in the camps. "Children are in an environment designed by professionals. A special menu is developed for them, which the cooks adhere to. A doctor and a nurse monitor their health, and educators organize leisure activities. And parents should be confident that their children are in a safe environment in such camps," emphasized the specialists of the regional department.