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data collection, calculating the indicators and submitting the final report
to the interested parties etc.
The data and indicators are collected and calculated by the Centre of Information
and Communication Technologies in Education that comprises
a structure specialized in: data collection and data processing, calculating
the indicators; update and administration of calculated indicators’ base;
the dissemination of calculated indicators to interested parties. The Ministry
of Education uses different information sources plus the mapping
of educational institutions and collecting information about “pupils with
special needs that include pupils who have one parent working abroad and
pupils with both parents abroad in search for work” (III_EC_5).
The experts of the Ministry of Education informed us about the creation
of a mapping system in the country “that has an element – children with
parents working abroad. In one component we have included all categories:
pupils with special needs including two other categories – pupils with one
parent who has left abroad to work and pupils with both parents working
abroad. We have to get this information in every community. According to
the data presented by the Ministry of Education on October 28, 2010, the
educational system comprised 70.028 pupils who have one of their parents
working abroad and 38.399 with both parents abroad, overall–108.427”
(IIA_EC_5). Other interviewed experts’ think that educational institutions,
police, medical institutions should take a more active part in supervising
children left behind as a consequence of migration: “we want a better participation
of these specialists” (III_EC_1).
Within the Ministry of Health functions the Policy, Medical Care of
Women, Child and Vulnerable Groups Department, that along with
other departments deals with monitoring children’s health condition.
Speaking about the legislation in this filed, the experts underlined that
“concern for children’s health… is mentioned among priorities of National
Health Policy” (III_EC_3), and to execute the Decision no.450 of 2.06.2010:
“the Ministry issued the Order including a plan of measures ... Children are
assured by the government; there are monitoring standards that specify the
volume that should be acquired in accordance with age. We can’t say that a
segment remains uncovered. There are legal and regulatory frameworks, the
same standards, the same medical examinations as the unique programme
stipulates, if we speak about children under 5 years old, they benefit from
100% compensated medicine if they are treated at home but if they are hospitalized
they get free treatment. Rehabilitation services are available for this
category of children. Besides specialized health resorts in Sergheevca, Ceadir-
Lunga, Chisinau, we also have 3 rehabilitation centres” (III_EC_3).
The biggest interviewed representatives of these 3 ministries perceive differently
the phenomenon of children left behind as a consequence of mi-
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