Is the title of Honorary Donor of Ukraine really in Russia?
Is the title of Honorary Donor of Ukraine really in Russia?
People who donated and repaid many timesblood, are awarded with honorary titles. In Ukraine, this title is called "Honored donor of Ukraine", and in Russia - "Honorary donor of Russia". Unfortunately, the benefits that donors are entitled to, operate only in the territory of the country where they donated blood.
The title of Honored Donor of Ukraine isa state award, which is appropriated by the President of Ukraine in accordance with Ukrainian legislation. According to the provision on honorary titles, Ukrainians who have donated more than 100 one-time maximum allowable doses of blood and its components can become well-deserved donors.
Benefits for Honored Donors of Ukraine
Citizens of Ukraine who have been awarded the titleHonored donor, receive special silver breastplates and have a number of benefits. So, they can prosthetically and without a queue prosthetics in public clinics, buy prescription medications at a 50% discount, receive paid vacations each year, have an increased pension, etc.Do benefits extend to the territory of Russia?
The title of Honored Donor of Ukraine isstate award - accordingly, all benefits due to him are valid only in the territory of the state of Ukraine. In Russia, Ukrainian donors can not expect to receive benefits, which is quite obvious. Donors are respected all over the world, but only those countries give them benefits, for the benefit of which donors donated their blood. For example, the title of Hero of Ukraine. Regardless of the amount of merit due to which a person received this high state award, the Hero of Ukraine will not be able to enjoy the benefits established for the Hero of Russia on the territory of the Russian Federation. In exactly the same way, the situation is the same with the title of Honored donor of Ukraine.Honorary donor of Russia
In Russia, people who donated blood andcomponents more than 40 times (plasma - more than 60 times), receive the badge "Honorary donor of Russia". This sign is handled by the Ministry of Health and Social Development. The precursor of the sign "Honorary donor of Russia" was the sign "Honorary Donor of the USSR". Now the owners of the Soviet honorary badge enjoy all the privileges intended for the honorable donors of Russia. Every Russian citizen, awarded the honorary donor's mark, is entitled to an annual payment of 12,000 rubles. This amount is not taxed. In addition, Russian honorific donors have the opportunity for extraordinary treatment in public hospitals, the priority acquisition of sanatorium vouchers at the workplace and the provision of annual paid leave (while the donor can choose the time to leave for himself).
