“More than 10 billion rubles will be allocated for the purchase of medicines for children with serious and rare diseases.
The funds will go to the disposal of the Circle of Kindness fund, created by decree of the President of Russia in January 2021, "the press service of the Cabinet of Ministers said.
As Mishustin noted, this is the second tranche for such purposes this year, in total, 60 billion rubles are provided in the annual budget to help children who need special treatment with expensive drugs.
Earlier, the procedure for rendering assistance to children with serious and rare diseases at the expense of the Circle of Kindness fund was approved.