| 1. | Strengthen the existing health care infrastructure and avoid the establishment of parallel structures |
| | | • | Partner with local pediatricians, epidemiologists, and nurses to promote public awareness of the need for the program | | • | Conduct educational programs for healthcare workers to ensure that each program meets international standards | | • | Ensure that programs are implemented by local health care workers |
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| 2. | Conclude agreements with local and/or national governmental authorities, which lay out the incremental assumption of governmental responsibility and funding over a three to five-year period. |
| | | • | In the first year provide funding covering approx. 75% of total program costs, excluding salaries of healthcare workers, which are contributed by the local government. | | • | By the end of the third year, reduce overall funding to 25% of the total program costs. | | • | By year 5 governments assume 100% of the costs of the program. |
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| 3. | Make each program visible to governmental officials and the general public |
| | | • | Distribute informational materials (posters, leaflets) that describe the importance of the program to targeted beneficiaries. | | • | Raise public awareness through mass media advertisements, including TV and radio spots. | | • | Organize personal appearances by the founder and president of the RVF, Madame Galina Vishnevskaya and Elena Rostropovich. |
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