Touching care” of people

Explosion of Chernobyl reactor in April 1986 became the greatest catastrophe in the history of Humankind. Many millions of Belarusians, Ukrainians, Russians and inhabitants of neighbouring countries suffered from it. It was necessary to safe people from this trouble. The troubles, which does not leave within years and will press on all people for hundreds of years.

Belarus has appeared the most “Chernobyl” country in the world. Chernobyl accident has put the main impact on territory and people of Belarus. The consequences of this catastrophe will exist for many tens and hundreds years. There is no reason today to consider influence of Chernobyl accident on all sides of life of Belarus outspent or even essentially reduced. The Chernobyl problems complicated with accidents in economic and social spheres, do not weaken the influence on people, but also increasingly penalize them for not their fault.

In the National report for 15 years since Chernobyl accident [69] the situation in Belarus estimates rather frankly: “the economic crisis made is the radioactively contaminated territories in special complex socio-economic conditions. On them general features of crisis are shown especially sharply: setback in production, emigration of the population from these regions, lack of development of consumer sector, low level of satisfaction of requirements in social and health services of the population”. It seems, you will not tell more clearly. Things are called with their real names. But everything, that it is necessary to hear from official mass media and other semi-official sources, puts before itself the counter purposes: they need to convince us in steady rise of the economy and growth of welfare of the population. And here suddenly: “Economic crisis”! Whence it appeared from? Also, what are the reasons of its steady development within last years?

How these “special complex socio-economic conditions” are shown in relation to the injured population? Officially, fixed damage put to republic by Chernobyl accident counting upon the 30-years term, estimates in 235 billion US dollars that in 1985 [69] were equal to 32 budgets of the republic. This value figures in many diplomas. However, it is not explicit, with what purpose it was defined and what it “demonstrates”. It would be possible to understand, if for this sum claims have been presented to parties in fault of Chernobyl accident on compensation of the put damage. However, it is not done. All this is very similar to a certain demagogical campaign: we care of people!

There are more than two millions citizens of Belarus whom since 1986 name “Chernobylians”. This number includes only those who have appeared in the contaminated territories, and those who have been involved in works on liquidation of consequences of accident. Chernobyl explosion hit these people directly. But also all other citizens of country in the most different forms have tested on themselves consequences of this terrible tragedy.

As the most suffering country, Belarus has passed the Law “About social protection of citizens, injured from catastrophe on the Chernobyl nuclear power plant” before other countries. This Law has call to help to more than two millions citizens of country. After Belarus, similar laws have been accepted by parliaments of Ukraine, USSR and Russia. This Law has introduced to life many benefits to Chernobylians. However, if the management of Ukraine and Russia, suffered less, than Belarus, do not leave without attention the citizens injured by Chernobyl trouble, our country has gone aside form the civilized states.

The satisfaction from adoption of the Law in Belarus was short. Already since 1995, intensive rollback began from what Chernobylians managed to achieve. Decrees of the president N349 and 350 (01.09.1995) have deprived Chernobylians with the right on compensation even of that slight part of the debt of the state before them which contained in the Chernobyl Law and the Law on veterans. Disability to shift an economy of country from a place has pushed the management of the country on the only path available to it – robbing of people. Solution of the Constitutional Court that has recognized these decrees contradicting the Constitution and laws of Belarus has not helped also.

The violations of statutory principles of “indexation” of disbursements and compensations aggravated the situation. Article 76 of the Chernobyl Law demands indexation of all disbursements in “accordance to the legislation of Belarus”. The unique legal way of indexation is founded on utilization of the “Consumer price index” monthly published by the Ministry of statistics. Actually with the roughest violation of the legislation the price index at recalculation of disbursements and compensations is underestimated in many times. Therefore, for example, the monthly allowance for living on the contaminated territories (so-called “death”) is permanently underestimated in 10 and more times. Disbursements to people whom Chernobyl made invalids, are regularly underestimated in 20-40 time, and death benefits of Chernobylian - at 25-50 times. The health of Chernobylians today in Belarus “estimates” in 100 US dollars, and his life – in 150. Actually, it is “less than anything”.

It appears, on the average for 1991-1995 in Belarus is spent for overcoming of consequences of Chernobyl accident less than 15 percents from a total sum of the damage. Not better position was in the subsequent five years. To tell the truth, completely not clear, where this 15 percents are from? If damage, fixed for the 30-years, approximately to divide, on each year it is necessary about 8 billion of US dollars. Fifteen percents from them will make more than billion of dollars. It is not apparent in any way that such sums were spent for “overcoming of consequences”. Still somehow, it would be possible to believe in the sum of 10 times smaller. Therefore, for Chernobyl problems it was spent no more than one and half percent “from the total sum of damage”.

Now it is clear, why with each year more and more the “care” of the state for the victims citizens is cut without any pity. In the National report [69], for example, affirms, that in “the republican budget costs of the Chernobyl program compound significant part”. But if in 1991 this “the significant part compounded 16,8 % than in 2000 it has declined to 6,6 %. In addition, all this remains “significant part” for the country, which Chernobyl problems should stand in the foreground?

One of sources for financing the Chernobyl program is the emergency tax introduced in 1992. Up to 1994, its dimension made 18 % from the wages fund of the enterprises. Then this means covered only about half of the most vital charges on liquidation of consequences of catastrophe. In addition, what part they cover today when since 1998 this tax has been reduced up to 4 %?

Alas, “care” of the management of Belarus about Chernobylians is almost equal to zero. Conducting stationary talks about financial straits of Belarus, the management of the country at the same time obstinately ignores demands of organizations and citizens of the Republic about suing on indemnity, caused by Chernobyl accident. In claiming for compensation of the damage put to country there is no period of limitation as the damage from explosion of Chernobyl reactor extends on tens and hundreds years. Recovery of damage, put to country is not the right of country leaders, but their responsibility before People.

The uttermost social vulnerability of Chernobylians in Belarus is aggravated with the most serious problems in their health services. For the most suffering country from Chernobyl accident the radiation medicine – is not abstract concept. It is difficult to find such place or such person whom would not suffer from this catastrophe in our country. It is not casual that for Belarus this catastrophe is recognized as National Tragedy.

After accident in Belarus has been created the system of radiation medicine, which consisted of: the Institute of Radiation medicine, Clinic of Radiation medicine “Aksakovschina” and the Republican Dispensary of Radiation medicine. This system also has been invoked to realize health services of the population, injured from Chernobyl and participants of liquidation of consequences.

However, the situation developed in the most unexpected and sharply negative direction. The Ministry of Health under pretext of reorganization of system of radiation medicine has actually started destruction of everything that has been built in 16 years.

Transfer of the Institute of Radiation medicine from Minsk to Gomel has practically concluded with complete accident. It is possible to consider, that the Institute is not present anymore. “Punishment” of the unique in country Chernobyl Clinic in Aksakovschina began. It already for a long time only in part served victims Chernobylians. To get there on treatment was not simple, and for the majority of Chernobylians was not possible. But today this very necessary medical institution has ceased to work for Chernobylians. “Reorganization” (to be exact destruction) of the Republican Dispensary is carried out already.

What sense has been pledged in such “ordering” which result already was actual destruction of the Institute and the Clinic of radiation medicine and destruction of everything what has been achieved by the Republican Dispensary? However, it is not too difficult to find the answer to this question. The state system, which has shown the uttermost disability to manage the economy of the country, saves on all except for most immensely swollen imperious system.

Two million of inhabitants of Belarus, injured from Chernobyl accident are disabled to get very important medical care. If to add to this sharp limitation of the list of the medicines, complete social vulnerability and the hardest financial condition of these people, it is possible to consider that the “care” of the state about the innocent victim citizens is extremely not enough.

Therefore, “the touching care” of the state about the citizens is capable to speed up number of victims of Chernobyl accident. Huge victims of atomic energy and Chernobyl accident in particular, appeal to reason of Humankind. On the monument - sarcophagus in city Hiroshima it is written: “Sleep quietly, the error will not be repeated”. It is the Repentance of Humankind for crimes of “military atom”. Whether we shall wait Repentances from atomic lobbyists for crimes of “peaceful” atom? It will be good if even our grandsons will wait until it!

The Belarusian authorities actively aspire to create “monument” to the citizens – to victims of radiation. They are ready to present these citizens a “long-awaited” gift: to construct on territory of the country “in memory about our incalculable victims” “a memorial structure” – the First National Nuclear Power Plant.

How many victims will bring Humankind to the Moloch horridus of atomic energy on the way to realization of similar plans of atomic lobbyists!?

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