Lukashenko regulates the work of foundations and charitable activities in the healthcare sector

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko signed a decree “On foundations and charitable activities in the field of health”, which regulates legal relations in this area and updates the general provisions on funds, the correspondent of the Minsk-Novosti news agency reports with reference to the press service of the Belarusian leader.

The document establishes the definition of charitable activities in the field of health care, as well as the circle of persons involved in its organization and financing.

The procedure for collecting funds for the provision of medical care, their targeted spending and disposal of funds received to charitable accounts over the limit or remaining unclaimed is also established. There is a mechanism for monitoring the movement and targeted use of funds collected.

The decree approved a new version of the provision on the creation, operation and liquidation of funds. Among the main innovations is a doubling of the minimum size of property required for the creation and operation of funds in the health sector. Also, the amount of the fund's expenses for labor and other payments to its employees, for the implementation of entrepreneurial activities. It is prohibited to use donations of citizens and legal entities for such activities.

The implementation of this Decree will eliminate misuse of collected funds, increase the transparency of the work of funds and the effectiveness of their control, as well as generally streamline the implementation of charitable activities in the field of health care.