Ukraine’s government is threatening to stop funding hospitals and medical services in areas in the east of the country controlled by Moscow-backed separatists. This is leaving the insurgents scrambling to make up for the shortfall amid signs that some locals want a return to normal.
The health minister of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, kidney specialist Victor Kuchkovoy, arguably holds much of the fate of the pro-Moscow insurrection in his hands.
De-funding hospitals, doctors
The Ukraine government now says it will stop funding hospitals and doctors in rebel-held areas in the east. And if the Russian-backed insurgents fail to keep medical services going …read more
Source: Voice of America
