Guests of the program: Head Lviv CF of “Sister Delilah” and NGO “Association of Ukraine rare disease – Pulmonary Hypertension” – Oksana Kulish, lawyer of CF of “Sister Delilah” and NGO “Association of Ukraine rare disease – Pulmonary Hypertension” – Andrew Guley, acting director of Lviv center of social services for families, children and youth – Oksana Rubai told about the campaign “Cork for life”, that brings people together for the care of patients with pulmonary hypertension. The campaign consists in mass collecting of plastic corks from bottles, yoghurt, pens, creams, medicines by residents of city and tranportation it to the recycling company. Funds raised of collecting corks is transfered by the company to account of CF of “Sister Delilah” for the purchase of a viable medicines for patients with pulmonary hypertension.

In addition, it was stressed that developed by DOH LRSA “The program of improvement of medical care of patients with pulmonary hypertension in the Lviv region in 2015-2017 years” at present, is on the way of getting approval of the Standing Committee on the budget of Lviv regional council and will be added for consideration and approval at session of the Lviv regional council by a vote of MPs. Which means the life of patients with pulmonary hypertension in the Lviv region depends on voting 119 MPs of the Lviv regional council !!!