Invalids Get Part of Black Sea Coast
A sanitarium for invalids opened at a village with the exotic name Bilshovyk [Bolshevik], the first such institution in Kherson oblast, meant for people suffering from motor disorders. It was initiated by the local branch of the Ukrainian Society of Invalids and supported by the local office of the Invalids Social Relief Fund and several individual sponsors. The sanitariums consists of four two-room cottages with kitchens, gas stoves, and refrigerators. There is also a canteen with a good and versatile cuisine for those tired of household chores, cooking included. Accommodation here is less expensive than anywhere else in the vicinity, reports The Day’s Vasyl Piddubniak.
Sumy's Artificial Kidney Center Seeks Sponsors
A special regional center for treatment of renal insufficiency was opened in Sumy, based on City Hospital No. 5. The project was made possible by the District Oil Pipeline Directorate donating Hr 100,000 for an artificial kidney apparatus. Even now some 70 residents of the oblast are on the treatment waiting list, along with those receiving treatment elsewhere in Ukraine. The biggest problem, however, is financing. Using the kidney dialysis apparatus annually is estimated to cost Hr 15,000. Add here maintenance expenses and personnel wages. In a word, the new medical center will have to lean heavily on the local budget, for few patients could afford to pay even a small part of the cost. Economists are working out alternatives, hoping that local enterprises and organizations will contribute, reports The Day's Serhiy Khanin.
State to Retain Quarter of Mykolaiv Aluminum and Dniproazot Nitrogen to Stay State-Owned
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has decided that 25%+1 shares in the Mykolaiv-based aluminum plant and Dniproazot (Dnipro Nitrogen) will remain state-owned for three years. 25%+1 shares in the Micron and Azovzahalmash plants will remain state-owned for five years.
State Gives Up its Share in Some Investment-Attractive Ukrainian Companies
The State Property Fund has approved revised plans of share placement in some companies and decided to sell all state-owned shares in the property of the Sevastopol-based sea plant, Lviv-based bus plant, Kremenchuk-based wheel plant, Valsa tire plant in Bila Tserkva, Kyivkhimvolokno (Chemical Fiber) company, Alchevsk-based coke by-product plant, Bahliykoks (Coke) company, Odesakabel (Cable) plant, and the Zaporizhzhia-based Peretvoriuvach (Transformer) plant. The previous plan was to leave a large interest in these enterprises with the state.






