In order to increase the accessibility of medical care, develop e-health, introduce modern treatment methods, and improve the quality of medical services for rural population, the Centralized Health Information System (CHIS) is being developed in Belarus.
The CHIS will be an online platform for the provision of medical services, including a health care portal, electronic medical card of the patient, clinical decision support system, patient referral and queue management system, laboratory information system, appointment, house call of a medical professional, electronic prescription, and other functional and support subsystems.
It is expected that, among other things, CHIS will contribute to the improvement of clinical decision-making, quality and efficiency of management decisions based on statistical and analytical data, creation of conditions for interdepartmental information interaction and continuing professional education in the field of health care.
It is planned to complete the development and implementation of CHIS in the activities of health care organizations in Belarus by December 2025. More details on the progress of the CHIS development can be found at the link.
The functioning of the Centralized Health Information System will contribute to the achievement by the Republic of Belarus of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 9 and the other SDGs.
The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Belarus, the Public Association “Belarusian Women’s Union” and OJSC “Belinvestbank” with the support of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus hold a contest of the best business idea, business project “BusinessMAMA”.
The contest is aimed at popularizing entrepreneurship among women, supporting projects to develop women’s entrepreneurship, as well as promoting the formation of women’s competencies and knowledge necessary for organizing their own business.
Women raising children under the age of 3 are invited to participate in the contest. Each participant can submit only one work. The topics of business ideas and business projects are not limited.
Applications must be emailed to sme@economy.gov.by no later than July 1, 2025.
Detailed information about the contest conditions is available on the website of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Republic of Belarus.
The “BusinessMAMA” contest will help stimulate the development of entrepreneurial initiatives of women-mothers and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 5, 8 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
On March 4-7, 2025, the 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission was held in New York. The Republic of Belarus was represented in the event by Mr. Timofei Zhigarev, Deputy Chairperson of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus (Belstat).
In the session on the data and indicators of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Deputy Chairperson of the Belstat highlighted the key achievements of Belarusian statistics in monitoring the SDGs.
“Currently, the national list of SDG indicators in the Republic of Belarus includes 246 indicators, with 70% harmonization of global and national SDG lists. The level of data availability has reached 94%. Belstat annually assesses the country’s progress towards achieving the SDGs and the latest assessment (2024) shows that more than 80% of the indicators demonstrate progress towards the targets. Such result confirms the high degree of commitment of the Republic of Belarus to its obligations within the framework of the global initiative and the intention to fulfill the 2030 Agenda,” informed Timofei Zhigarev.
During the System of National Accounts (SNA) session, SNA 2025 was adopted as the updated international statistical standard for the compilation of national accounts statistics and its implementation strategy was approved.
The Deputy Chairperson of the Belstat noted that the update of the SNA and the IMF’s Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual will contribute to the maximum harmonization of macroeconomic statistics. He also informed that in 2025 the stages of implementation of the new SNA in the Republic of Belarus will be included in the State Statistics Development Strategy for the period up to 2030.
During the consideration of “Population and Housing Censuses”, the resolution on the 2030 World Population and Housing Census Program and the fourth revised edition “Principles and Recommendations for Population and Housing Censuses” were approved.
Belarus became the first country in the CIS where a digital census was conducted. Sharing the national experience, Timofey Zhigarev noted that the 2020 census was the most innovative of all previously conducted: “Data were collected using a combination of administrative data, face-to-face interviews using tablet computers, and through respondents’ self-completion of questionnaires via the Internet. The use of GIS-technologies at the stage of preparation for the population census allowed to obtain data that are geo-referenced and can be aggregated in any territorial section”.
The Deputy Chairperson also shared plans for the 2030 census, which will emphasize the use of administrative data and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence.
During the session dedicated to the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, Timofey Zhigarev emphasized that the statistical legislation of the Republic of Belarus is harmonized with the Model Law on Official Statistics and complies with the Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, which is confirmed by international experts. He also informed that in the updated Law of the Republic of Belarus on State Statistics the content of the basic principles of statistics is disclosed, the work with administrative data is systematized, the access of statisticians, including remote access, to all information systems and resources of state bodies and private data owners is fixed at the institutional level.
“Today Belstat receives more than 600 administrative datasets, which are used in all branches of statistics. More than 40% of the indicators of the national SDG list are calculated based on data from alternative sources. This approach ensures resource savings, reduces the reporting burden on business and eliminates the duplication of data requests in the country,” explained the representative of Belstat.
Support for the participation of Timofei Zhigarev, Deputy Chairperson of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus, in the 56th session of the UN Statistical Commission was provided by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
Providing relevant and reliable statistical information makes an important contribution to the realization of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Source of information: official website of the National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus
According to the World Health Organization, one in six people worldwide, or 16% of the planet’s population, lives with a disability. In Belarus, this figure stands at approximately 6%.
Despite progress, people with disabilities still face significant barriers in many areas of life, from education and healthcare to employment.
Globally, the average hourly wage of people with disabilities is 12% lower than that of individuals without disabilities. Moreover, young people with disabilities are twice as likely to be excluded from educational and employment opportunities compared to their peers without disabilities.While the unemployment rate in Belarus is 3.5%, it is significantly higher for individuals with disabilities. For men, the rate climbs to 16.5%, while for women, it stands at 13%.
The Sustainable Development Goals can only be achieved in an inclusive society where everyone, without exception, has equal access to opportunities. The commitment to ‘leaving no one behind’ lies at the heart of UNDP’s global mission.
In Belarus, UNDP is working to improve the education and employment prospects of people with disabilities and enhance the accessibility of services and medical technologies. The agency is also promoting social entrepreneurship and inclusive environmental volunteering, helping young people with disabilities engage with their communities and contribute to sustainability efforts.
To create an inclusive society, it is important to:
UNDP Belarus remains committed to progress in these areas and will support new pilot initiatives aimed at achieving the SDGs across the country, with a particular focus on disability inclusion.
Full article is available on the official UNDP website.
On February 25, 2025 at the recreation center “Drivyaty” of the National Park “Braslav Lakes” a starting conference on the presentation of two pilot initiatives aimed at the organization of accessible tourism in the Braslav region was held: pilot initiative “Accessible Tourism in Braslav” by Euroregion Lake Land (Braslav Regional NGO for Cross-Border Cooperation)and pilot initiative ‘Inclusive Beach’ by the Territorial Social Service Center of Braslav District.
About 40 people participated in the event in offline and online formats. Among them were residents of the Braslav region, representatives of public administration authorities, tourism specialists, and representatives of other pilot initiatives.
During the conference, the participants were presented with the main ideas and goals of the implementation of the pilot initiatives “Accessible Tourism in Braslav” and “Inclusive Beach”, as well as their tasks and expected results.
The main idea of the pilot initiative “Accessible Tourism in Braslav” is to develop accessible tourism by developing adapted inclusive tourism products and training specialists of tourism sphere, as well as adapting the acquired knowledge on the territory of Braslav region.
Among the planned activities of this pilot initiative is to conduct an online course “Accessible Tourism” to build the capacity of specialists of the tourism sphere and develop their skills and competencies in developing tourism products for persons with disabilities. Training on this course is already underway. The participants of the course are deepening into the problem of inclusive tourism, sharing effective examples of joint work in organizing recreation for people with disabilities, listening to lectures, doing homework. It is planned that at least 20 specialists of the tourism sphere will undergo online training.
Also, as part of the pilot initiative “Accessible Tourism in Braslav” it is envisaged to equip the recreation center “Drivyaty” with elements of barrier-free environment. In particular, it is planned to remodel several rooms for persons in wheelchairs, equip the swimming pool complex with two electric elevators and purchase three electric scooters for persons with mobility difficulties to visit hiking trails. These upgrades will provide year-round recreation for persons with disabilities and seniors.
Another pilot initiative “Inclusive Beach” was presented during the conference. Its main idea is social rehabilitation and adaptation of people with disabilities and development of adaptive tourism in Braslav district by creating an inclusive beach integrated into the city public beach.
The sustainability of the pilot initiative lies in the following aspects:
The pilot initiatives “Accessible Tourism in Braslav” and “Inclusive Beach” are being implemented with the support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Republic of Belarus within the framework of the Joint Project “Support to the Efforts of the Republic of Belarus in Nationalization and Localization of SDGs” funded by the Government of the Russian Federation.
The implementation of these initiatives will contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 10, 11 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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On February 28, 2025, the VII conference “Self-employment” was held in Smorgon. It was aimed at bringing together entrepreneurs, craftsmen, owners of agricultural farms and self-employed people on one platform, to discuss their concerns, get competent answers, find appropriate solutions in dialog with representatives of government agencies.
The main attention was paid to the opportunities and prospects of self-employment, current tools of financial and non-financial support for start-up entrepreneurs, taxation, financial reporting, peculiarities of legislation regulating the activities of individuals. Also, during the speeches, experts, representatives of ministries shared with the guests of the conference the nuances of the work of successful agro-estates, farms, craftsmen, explained in detail the aspects of entrepreneurial activity.
Today, 70 thousand people in Belarus are self-employed. Their activity contributes to increasing entrepreneurial activity of the population and is an important factor for the growth of the domestic economy, which contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 8 and the other SDGs.
The VII conference “Self-employment” is organized within the framework of the project “Resources and Opportunities” by the entrepreneurial wing of the NGO “Belarusian Women’s Union” with the support of the Smorgon District Executive Committee, “Intellectual Business Technologies” LLC and JSC “Belinvestbank”.
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З лютага па кастрычнік 2025 года Міністэрства адукацыі Рэспублікі Беларусь сумесна з УА «Рэспубліканскі цэнтр экалогіі і краязнаўства» праводзіць Рэспубліканскі конкурс экалагічных праектаў «Зялёная школа».
Конкурс накіраваны на фарміраванне экалагічна пісьменных паводзін вучняў, павышэнне іх актыўнай сацыяльнай пазіцыі праз даследчую, праектную і прыродаахоўную дзейнасць па зберажэнні прыродных рэсурсаў.
Да ўдзелу запрашаюцца выхаванцы ўстаноў дашкольнай адукацыі, навучэнцы, якія асвойваюць змест адукацыйнай праграмы дадатковай адукацыі дзяцей і моладзі, і, якія з’яўляюцца навучэнцамі ўстаноў агульнай сярэдняй адукацыі, а таксама навучэнцы, якія асвойваюць змест адукацыйнай праграмы агульнай сярэдняй адукацыі як індывідуальна, так і калектыўна.
Конкурс праводзіцца па наступных намінацыях:
Больш падрабязна з умовамі правядзення конкурсу можна азнаёміцца на сайце УА «Рэспубліканскі цэнтр экалогіі і краязнаўства».
Правядзенне Рэспубліканскага конкурсу экалагічных праектаў «Зялёная школа» павышае ўзровень інфармаванасці вучняў па пытаннях аховы навакольнага асяроддзя і рацыянальнага выкарыстання прыродных рэсурсаў, што ўносіць уклад у дасягненне Рэспублікай Беларусь Мэт устойлівага развіцця 12, 13 і іншых МУР.
In accordance with the Decision of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of January 21, 2025 No. 31 “On the issues of municipal waste management”, expired medicines should be separately collected for further utilization in accordance with special rules.
For this purpose, the Grodno Waste Utilization and Mechanical Waste Sorting Plant and the Grodno City Executive Committee launched a pilot project on installation of special containers with appropriate markings in Grodno organizations providing medical services. Such containers may be used for tablets, pills, capsules, suppositories, ointments, creams, packaged powders and other waste medicines, except liquid dosage forms. Expired medications can be discarded along with the blister packs, and paper or cardboard packaging and medication liners should be disposed of in a paper recycling or mixed recycling container.
Containers for separate collection of expired medicines have already been installed in State Institution of Healthcare “Grodno Central City Polyclinic” and city polyclinics #1, #5, #6, #7 in Grodno. It is planned to install such containers not only in polyclinics, but also in pharmacies throughout Grodno region.
Proper collection and recycling of municipal waste, including expired medicines, contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals 3, 12, 13 and the other SDGs by the Republic of Belarus.
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