the”United Russia” gathered 402 million rubles, which will direct the direct support of physicians and citizens during a pandemic. The Chairman of the party Dmitry Medvedev announced a fundraiser two weeks ago. The money came in the form of membership dues and charitable donations. The leadership of the party have already decided on the spending of collected funds. They will go to the purchase of ambulances with medical ventilators, protective suits for doctors in the regions and medical masks for free distribution.
“In coordination with the Ministry of health purchase ambulances with medical ventilators, which will give the most needy regions”, – said Dmitry Medvedev. He added that some of the money will go towards purchasing PPE for doctors in the regions, identified a large number of infected people.
to determine the recipients of the assistance Secretary of the General Council “United Russia” Andrey Turchak and the Minister of health of Michael Murashko conducted an online meeting. The head of the Ministry of health announced the regions where there is lack of means of individual protection – Smolensk oblast, North Ossetia, Dagestan, Nizhny Novgorod oblast, Samara oblast, Ingushetia, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Zabaykalsky Krai and the Jewish Autonomous region. Part of the funds will be used to purchase medical masks that will be distributed by the volunteers in all regions of the country. According to Turchak, in some regions, after the introduction of masked modes of the volunteers have already started to distribute free to citizens of the mask and gloves. For example, in the Leningrad and Murmansk regions. In other regions of the mask will start to distribute next week.
the Minister of health thanked the party for help: “We see your activity and assistance for the work of physicians, for their comfort, safety, and therefore, we believe that a good deed that you do must be brought to those in need.”
More than 400 million rubles were gathered in a short time – only two weeks, most of which was festive. As reported in the press service of the party, most of the funds collected by the regional offices of the EP in the Belgorod region and Krasnodar region.
Contributions transferred the leadership of the party – Dmitry Medvedev, Andrey Turchak, member of the Supreme Council of the party, the head of Rostec Sergey Chemezov. Large sums were offered by the deputies of the state Duma Alexander Karelin, Ivan Demchenko, Vladimir Zotov, Grigory Anikeyev, a number of other parliamentarians. Medvedev’s initiative was supported by deputies of the city Duma and Moscow region Duma. The Chairman of the Parliament of the Moscow region Igor Bryntsalov said that the MPs would pay their monthly salaries on donations to health facilities.
“Russian people are always United in times of General trouble. During the great Patriotic war collected money. And now there is a war with inthe irus, said in an interview with “MK” the Deputy of Moscow city Council Lyudmila Stebenkova, ill with mers – I’m by education a physician. I contracted a virus early in the epidemic and have seen the work of their colleagues as they work hard. To help physicians and patients in the same was the cry of a soul have I, fellow party members, I think, too. Everyone can contribute. It is very important to help each other. I am sure that money will be directed where it is needed. If need be – will list more”.
the head of the Fund of development of civil society Konstantin Kostin noted that the implementation of such community initiatives demonstrates the solidarity of society. “During a pandemic, we see that the society rallies. The solidarity of citizens is a powerful factor in successful and effective coping total disaster. It would be right if the other parties support the initiative of “United Russia”, – he said.
Chairman of the Centre for legal assistance “Business of life” Ivan Solovyov noted the efficiency of implementation sociallearning initiatives. “Despite the fact that the lives of millions of our fellow citizens has slowed the speed to make important and responsible decisions, on the contrary, increased. Therefore, those wishing to help the people and the government in the fight against the virus will also try to do everything quickly and smoothly. Party structure were able to demonstrate not only a high social responsibility, but in the short term to raise significant funds,” concluded our source.
Earlier, the “United Russia” in the framework of the Federal action “Thank you doctors” have already handed over 200 cars to medical facilities across the country. Using volunteer centres to doctors in the regions received several million masks, and professionals working in the “red zone” — about 360 thousand food sets.
