During the year, 92 artificial joints were purchased in Mykolaiv with budget funds: 54 people have already received new prostheses

Head of Mykolaiv City Health Iryna Shamrai, photo NikVest

In 2023, 54 residents of Mykolaiv received prostheses for free as part of the city's joint endoprosthesis program.

Iryna Shamrai, the head of the health care department of the city council, told about this at the briefing, NikVesti writes.

In total, 92 artificial joints were purchased with budget funds.

«We have renewed the program for providing joints. This year, 92 hip and knee joints were purchased. To date, 54 joints have been installed. 44 of them hip and 10 knee,» said Iryna Shamrai.

According to her, the joint endoprosthesis program is in demand among Mykolaiv residents. Today, more than 300 citizens are waiting in line for free prostheses.

The program is also going to be extended for the next year 2024. For this purpose, 6 million hryvnias were set aside in the city budget.

«In the budget, we have planned 6 million hryvnias for endoprosthetics, just like this year. We have three institutions that deal with this, they are the city hospital 3, 5 and the emergency medical care hospital,» said the head of the department.

She also emphasized that, despite the queue, the program provides extra-ordinary prosthetics for military personnel.

«As for the military and injuries, we always have a supply of joints for such cases,» Iryna Shamrai emphasized.

We remind, representatives of Kazakh business will finance the construction of a rehabilitation center in Mykolaiv, which will function within the framework of a single capable network.