OREANDA-NEWS. On July 02, 2008 as part of Metinvest social strategy implementation, under the agreement on social and economic cooperation with Mariupol City Hospital No.4, Azovstal provided funds for purchasing digital photofluorographic unit "12Ф9 Украина" for Clinic No.1. The investment was equal to about 420 thousand hryvnyas, reported the press-centre of Azovstal.
 
Examination on the new equipment allows diagnostics of chronic diseases of respiratory system, locomotor apparatus, skull cap bones, oncological pathology in patients.

As compared with the existing photofluorographic units, use of the digital camera and the state-of-the-art X-ray protective cabin will substantially reduce the radiation load on the patient and the attending staff.

"Prevention and reduction of sickness rate among the personnel is the focus of attention of Azovstal management. Availability of modern digital photofluorographic unit and the possibility of the effective laboratory diagnostics are particularly important in the light of implementing the all-Ukrainian tuberculosis control program", said Alexander Luby, Azovstal Personnel and Administration Director, during the ceremony of photofluorographic unit presentation to the clinic.