{"id":85642,"date":"2024-05-17T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T11:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/85642\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"health-ministry-set-to-increase-joint-replacement-surgeries-by-30-percent","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/85642\/","title":{"rendered":"Health ministry set to increase joint replacement surgeries by 30 percent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"705\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/minzdrav_soyuz_by.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/minzdrav_soyuz_by.jpg 705w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/minzdrav_soyuz_by-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/minzdrav_soyuz_by-178x118.jpg 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(soyuz.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>May 17, <em>Pozirk<\/em>.<\/strong> This year, Belarus plans to increase the number of joint replacement surgeries to 17,000, including 6,600 knee joint surgeries, the health ministry&#8217;s press office reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian doctors will carry out 30.7 percent more endoprosthetic surgeries than in 2023, it noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The current waiting time for hip joint replacement is more than one year; for knee joint, more than two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of early February, about 11,700 people were on the waiting list for hip joint replacement; 14,000, for knee joint replacement, fewer than in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The number of patients increased significantly after 2020 when the healthcare system focused on combatting COVID-19, cutting the number of endoprosthetic surgeries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stomatolog_unsplash_juan_cortes_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stomatolog_unsplash_juan_cortes_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stomatolog_unsplash_juan_cortes_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stomatolog_unsplash_juan_cortes_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stomatolog_unsplash_juan_cortes_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/stomatolog_unsplash_juan_cortes_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> \u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">\u041e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Some 134,000 foreigners chose Belarus for treatment in 2023 \u2013 health ministry<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">February 2, Pozirk. Last year, more than 134,000 foreigners from 149 countries used health services in Belarus, the health ministry reports, citing D\u017amitryj Kalistrata\u016d in charge of business activities and pricing in healthcare. The number of foreigners from the Commonwealth &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/64589\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 17, Pozirk. This year, Belarus plans to increase the number of joint replacement surgeries to 17,000, including 6,600 knee joint surgeries, the health ministry&#8217;s press office reports. Belarusian doctors will carry out 30.7 percent more endoprosthetic surgeries than in 2023, it noted. 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