Social welfare in Russian Social welfare in Russian Federation and in Federation and in MurmanskMurmansk

RegionRegion

CRITICAL POINTS IN SOCIAL WELFARE IN RUSSIA

1. POVERTY CHILDREN FAMILIES WITH MANY CHILDREN FAMILIES WHERE ONE OR BOTH

PARENTS ARE UNEMPLOYED

LARGE POVERTY STRATEGIES (as in EU) ARE NEEDED

LARGE POVERTY PROJECTS ARE NEEDED

2.

UNEMPLOYMENT AND LOW SALARIES

YOUNG, PEOPLE WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

REGIONAL PROJECTS AND MULTISECTORIAL ACTIVITIES ARE NEEDED

3. HEALTH PROBLEMS WHICH ARE SOCIAL PROPLEMS ABORTIONS HIV / AIDS TUBERCULOSIS ALCOHOL AND STRONG DRUGS TOBACCO

MULTI-SECTORIAL APPROACH IS NEEDED

LARGE CO-OPERATION BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL ACTORS AND MINISTRIES

HEALTHY-LIFE-STYLE-APPROACH

4. EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL AND

ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAVE PROBLEMS MONEY QUALITY MOTIVATION RURAL AREAS ESPECIALLY RISKY

Challenges facingChallenges facing Cooperation Cooperation with withNeighbouring Regions in RussiaNeighbouring Regions in Russia

Communicable diseases are increasing, especiallyamong young people (HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis,sexually-transmitted diseases)

Unemployment is increasing, especially among young,untrained people

Poverty is increasing, especially among families withmany children

Physically and mentally sickness is increasing,especially among children

Social- and health services are not able (alone) to solvethese challenges

HIV-infections diagnosed cases(per 100 000 population) 1.1.2002

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Murmansk oblast

Republic of Karelia

Leningrad oblast

St. PetersburgKaliningrad oblast

Estonia

Number of cases

HIV-infections newly diagnosed rates(per million population)

1992 - 2001

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1992 -95 -98 -99 2000 2001

RussiaLithuaniaEstoniaNordic countries

year

Number of cases

Tuberculosis notification rates(per 100 000 population) 1982 - 2001

0102030405060708090

100

1982 -85 -90 -95 2000 2001

Russia

Latvia

Estonia

Nordic countries

year

Number of cases

Registrated drug-users, cases (per 100 000 population) 1.1.2002

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

3500

4000

Murmansk oblastRepublic of KareliaLeningrad oblast

St. Petersburg

x(estimation)

x(estimation)

5000 (estimation)x x (estimation)

Fields of Priority with the Aim of SustainableDevelopment

• to prevent drug-using (and alcohol) among young people

• to promote health and to prevent & care of communicablediseases among young people

(HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, sexually-transmitted diseases)

• to develop family-centered social- and health services

• to strengthen civil society

MURMANSK REGION IN SOCIAL WELFARE

1. THE INCREASING USE OF ALCOHOL AND DRUGS AT EVER YOUNGER AGES

2. HIV / AIDS IN ACCOCIATED WITH INTRAVENOUS DRUG USE, BUT ALSO WITH GENERAL POPULATION

3. SOCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTIONALISED

4. SOCIAL WELFARE SYSTEM RECOGNIZES

THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL WORK POORLY

5. PRISONERS, HOMELESS PEOPLE AND

TUBERCULOSIS.

PROBLEMS:

To strengthen civil society

To promotehealth and to prevent & careof communi-cable diseases

To prevent drug-

(and alcohol) using

To train GP´s to primary

health careTo develop family

& children

clinical work

To train so

cial

workers

To develop open care

child-protection

To support street-children back to normal life

Description of the priorities in each regionRepublic of Karelia (especially)

Leningradoblast

St. Petersburg

Leningrad oblast

St. Petersburg

Murmansk oblast Republic of Karelia Leningrad oblastSt. Petersburg

Murmansk oblast, Republic of Karelia, Leningrad oblast,St. Petersburg

All neighbouring regions in Russia and Baltic countries

FIELDS OF PRIORITY IN SOCIAL WELFARE1. Implementation of joint efforts by the

public sector and organizations to prevent drug abuse among young people

2. Implementation of work to alter young

people`s lifestyles and to prevent and treat

communicable diseases (HIV / AIDS,

sexually-transmitted diseases)

3. Linking of social work to be part of family

services and increasing general

practitioner activities

4. Communication of prevention and

treatment of tuberculosis

Prevention of drug abuse among young people:• free-time activities• volunteer activities

• training for personnel• dissemination of information• support centres• provision to young people and professionals by police

Family-centered social- and healthservices:

• GP-training• social work training• maternal clinic-services• early intervention• open sector child-protection• social assistance scheme planning• street children support

Promotion of health and prevention of diseases:•early diagnosis, referral to care, treatment and social support• health education at schools• use of mass media• community approach in schools• training for personnel

Strengthening of civil society:

•NGO-participation in projects

•volunteer work peer support

•organisation of NGO-work•NGO-work known to generalpublic

Activities proposed:

Methods in activities of the priorities

• Inter-sectorial work (social x health x youth x education x police)

• NGO´s as partners

• development work and training

• coordination in the neighbouring regions:

- projects combined to local, regional and federal social- and health

strategies

- cooperation between international actors

(AC, BSTF, NCM, ILO, WHO, DFID, SIDA etc.)

• coordination in Finland:

- joint projects between ministries

- intensification of cooperation in different areas

- cooperation between NGO´s

FOGUS ON:= HOMELESS PEOPLE

= DISABLED PEOPLE

= ORPHANS

= CHILDREN LIVING IN THE STREET

= YOUNG PEOPLE WHITH DRUG

PROBLEMS

= FAMILIES WITH MANY CHILDREN

= SICK, OLD PEOPLE

PublicNGO

Voluntary

Business

Joined projects

BARENTS CO-OPERATION IN SOCIAL WELFARE ON REGIONAL LEVEL ON FEDERATION AL LEVEL REGIONAL NETWORK BETWEEN

COUNTRIES:

REGIONAL NETWORK BETWEEN ACTORS:

FINLAND

RUSSIA

NORWAY

SWEDEN

TACIS ARTICCOUNCIL

NORDIC COUNCIL

BARENTSARTIC EURO-

REGION

CO-OPERATION