Integrated Iron and Steel Works “Zaporozhstal” has invested around 1 million UAH for the equipment of its modern mammography consulting room, reflecting its commitment to the health of its female employees through the ongoing “Health of Woman” program.
The formal opening of the mammography consulting room, equipped with a new up-to-date digital mammographer, took place on October 29, 2013, within the framework of the ongoing program “Health of Woman” for the female employees of Integrated Iron and Steel Works “Zaporozhstal”. The total amount of investments into the project was around 1 million UAH.
The “Health of Woman” program is developed and implemented for the female employees of Integrated Iron and Steel Works “Zaporozhstal” according to the corporate system of health protection at the enterprises of Metinvest Group. This program focuses on the prevention of ill health related to workplace factors and the preservation of the health of the employees. It provides for arranging annual mammologist research investigations of glandula mammaria, in addition to the planned regular standard occupational medical examination.
“More than 4.5 thousand female employees are working at the Steel Works, and all of them are not only valuable employees, but first of all, they are delicate and tender women. This should be constantly kept in mind, and all the best should be done for their health care and providing high-quality medical services,” noted Rostyslav Shurma, General Director of Integrated Iron and Steel Works “Zaporozhstal”.
During the formal opening ceremony of the consulting room, the importance of this diagnostic equipment was highlighted by Victoriya Mykolayuk, projects and programs manager of Rinat Akhmetov’s Fund “Development of Ukraine”. “The mammography consulting room is vital and essential,” pointed out Victoriya Mykolayuk. “Mammography is the main aspect of diagnostics for women, and it is very important to provide more women access to this method of diagnostics.”
Not only female employees of “Zaporozhstal” Steel Works could utilize the services of the mammography consulting room, but also female employees of PJSC “Zaporozhkors” and PJSC “Zaporozhogneupor”. Please note that the new and up-to-date digital mammograph is produced by a Ukrainian manufacturer (firm “Radmyr”, Kharkov city) and boasts high technical and quality performance data.
It should be reminded that employees of “Zaporozhstal” Steel Works, according to the terms of the collective labor agreement, are provided with medical services in the medical institutions of Zaporozhye at the expense of the Steel Works. Within 9 months of 2013, around 9.5 million UAH were allocated for these purposes.