The head of the Ministry of Health of Russia announced the transfer of additional funds to the regions for the salaries of medical workers

“Documents were signed on the allocation of additional funds for wages in the regions.

In total, this is 58.6 billion rubles.

All funds have already been directed to the regions, ”TASS quotes him.

The minister clarified that the funds should be directed directly to doctors or to cover the necessary expenses.

Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said that the Russian government would send an additional almost 59 billion rubles to the regions to increase the salaries of doctors.