OREANDA-NEWS. Filling station network "OKKO" supported a nationwide informational campaign aimed at drawing the attention of Ukrainians to the problem of tuberculosis.

The campaign started in 2012 in the framework of National program "Stop tuberculosis in Ukraine" which is implemented by Fund of Rinat Akhmetov "Development of Ukraine". The purpose of an informational campaign is to update problem of tuberculosis and attract people to fight with this dangerous social disease. Social audio and video clips, outdoor advertising, posters, stickers and many other materials are made for this. The information is placed in a location visited by large number of people, such as public transport, shopping centers, state and municipal agencies, hospitals and more.

On March 2013 network "OKKO" started educational work on tuberculosis among its customers. Throughout Ukraine 153 filling stations put posters with information about the main symptoms of the disease, the presence of Ukrainian hotline for tuberculosis 0 800 503 080 and portal www.stoptb.in.ua. The main message – "Contact the doctor! Tuberculosis is cureless!".

Realization of this informational campaign, along with other measures undertaken by Fund of Rinat Akhmetov "Development of Ukraine", should draw people's attention to the fact that today tuberculosis applies to everyone but you need to realize that this is a disease, not a sentence of death.

"In the framework of National program "Stop tuberculosis in Ukraine" we buy modern diagnostic equipment which can reduce the time of diagnosis from 2 months to 2 hours, anti-tuberculosis drugs of 2nd line to treat resistant forms of tuberculosis, provide training of doctors, promote an effective management of healthcare industry. However, a special attention is given to work with the population, as it is important for Ukrainians to understand that timely diagnosis and treatment of disease is a reliable way to overcome the disease. Our partners in this case can be businesses that share our initiative and distribute informational materials throughout their companies for free. Thus they show social responsibility which is discussed so much in our time" - the Director of advocacy, communication and social mobilization in Fund of Rinat Akhmetov "Development of Ukraine" Mariya Makovetska said.

"Network "OKKO" as a corporate part of Ukrainian society can not ignore those pressing problems that threaten our society now. Despite the fact that we live in an increasingly informational space, many important questions still pass our attention – Project Manager of corporate social responsibility in "Concern Galnaftogaz" Marichka Kucherenko says. – One of these issues, such as caring for ourselves, responsible treatment of our own health. We hope that such great informing of our citizens on the problem of tuberculosis, including our network of filling stations "OKKO", will help to prevent the spread of this disease".