[THE FOLLOWING IS THE HEALTH-RELATED EXCERPT FROM A BACKGROUND BRIEFING FOR REPORTERS. -- STEVE FREEDKIN , LIST.HEALTHPLAN ADMINISTRATOR] THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Minsk, Belarus) ______________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release January 15, 1994 BACKGROUND BRIEFING BY SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL January 15, 1994 Vosgoviy Guest House Minsk, Belarus 1:03 P.M. (L) SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: This is BACKGROUND. Let me first tell you about what happened at the ceremony this morning, and then I will talk about this meeting. [...] I don't know if you know or not, but Belarus was terribly affected by Chernobyl; in fact, more so than any other country in the region. There have been, unfortunately, thousands of tragedies -- children developing cancer as a result of Chernobyl and its aftermath. We have tried to help in providing on this trip a 1,500-bed hospital from Germany, from our military forces of Germany, and also some badly-needed pharmaceutical equipment. Q It was transported here -- the hospital? SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Transported here. In fact, I believe that members of the party will be visiting the hospital. I think that is one that -- Mrs. Clinton might be doing that. MS. MYERS: The children's facility -- yes. SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Children's hospital, yes. Q When was that brought in? SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: That was brought in in the last couple of days. It's been planned for a couple of months, but we wanted, of course, to get it done by the time the President was here. Q It's from the military? SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL: Yes. You know we're closing down from our bases in Germany and we have hospitals that we can no longer use -- and the equipment. And we are donating a number of those hospitals to countries in the region. We are donating -- we are giving Belarus a 1,500-bed hospital with all the equipment and all the facilities for such. [...]