The Government decided to double the allocations for medicines, consumables and food in the medical-sanitary institutions financed from the budget, Info-Prim Neo reports. “For example, the placement and rehabilitation centers in 2008 could spend 20 lei on food, but this year the norm will be 41 lei. The norm for such sanatoriums as the Children’s Recuperation Centers in Sergheevka will be 68 lei,” Minister of Health Larisa Catrinici said. Catrinici stated that the norms for paying blood donors were also reviewed. The compensation for a liter of blood was fixed at 249 lei, for a liter of isoimmune blood – at 498 lei, fir a liter of immune plasma – at 746 lei, for a liter of isoimmune plasma – at 994 lei, for a liter of plasma for components – at 498 lei. The compensation for primary immunization (one donation) will be 40 lei, re-immunization – 23 lei, isoimmunization – 67 lei, re-isoimmunization – 33 lei. The norm for feeding the blood donors was also doubled and is 50 lei when the donation is done for free and 26.90 lei when the donation is done for payment.