Vladimir's Minister of Health ordered the removal of a disabled child after his mother complained about the lack of medication.
Minister of Health of the Vladimir Region Artem Osipov confirmed "Chesnok" intends to remove a child with a disability from his family. Previously, the child's mother Ekaterina Makarycheva complained on social media about the lack of provision of the boy with the drug in the required dosage.
"On March 13, 2023, I filed a request with the head physician of the State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Vologda Oblast Regional Children's Clinical Hospital to issue a discounted prescription for a vital medication for my minor son. To date (April 21, 2023), the prescription has not been issued to the child, and the child remains without the medication.",” the boy’s mother wrote in April.
The family has two children with disabilities. One was given the necessary medication, and the other was given the same, but in a higher dosage than the child could take.
In response, the minister wrote a complaint to the guardianship authorities: "Considering that his parents are neglecting his health and are causing harm to his physical and mental health by intentionally failing to provide him with the necessary and subsidized medications, in order to protect the rights and legitimate interests of the minor, the Vladimir Region Ministry of Health requests that the issue of removing the disabled child from his parents be considered, as they are creating an immediate threat of intentional harm to his health by systematically failing to provide him with the necessary medications.".
The minister also denied any interruptions in the supply of medicines to preferential categories of the population.
The boy received the medication in the required dosage only a month later. It remains unknown whether the minister received satisfaction for his complaint.
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