Healthy lungs for one and all

Beneficiary Independent Public Complex Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases in Olsztyn (Poland)

Partner State Budgetary Healthcare Institution of the Kaliningrad region «City Hospital No 3» (Russia)

Total budget 1000000.00 €

Programme Contribution 900000.00 €

Duration 18 months

Priority 2 - Pursuing social, economic and spatial development

Measure 2.2. Development of human potential by improvement of social conditions, governance and educational opportunities

Project ref. number LPR1/010/113

The overall objective of the project is decrease of rates of mortality and morbidity as result of respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis, within the cross-border area.

Main results which should be accomplished under the project include:

• Cross-border Pulmonary Center (with a multimedia room) will be established in Olsztyn, Poland in order to provide the widest possible transfer of knowledge and experience within the partnership’s region, particularly from Olsztyn doctors (familiar with modern methods of treatment used in the European Union) to doctors of Kaliningrad. It will be equipped with all necessary medical and accompanying apparatuses. 
• The diagnostic and analytical laboratory at the Hospital No. 3 in Kaliningrad, Russia will undergo renovation, modernization and equipment packaging in order to provide more efficient and reliable diagnosis of tuberculosis in the Kaliningrad region. 
• Improvement of the knowledge and skills of employees of both partner hospitals within prevention of respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis through organization of joint educational activities and publication of useful printing and video materials.