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Last update - 23:34 11/04/2007 '50s Polio victims to receive monthly stipends, lump sum By Haim Bior Victims of the 1950s polio epidemic will receive one-time compensation from the state and a monthly payment, under legislation finalized after three years of negotiations. A total of NIS 165 million will be paid out to those who qualify after applying to the National Insurance Institute (NII). Most of the estimated 3,000 polio victims who would be eligible for compensation were between the ages of 3 and 4 when they contracted the disease. Relatives of polio victims who have died will not be entitled to the compensation. Advertisement Livnat Poran, CEO of the Medical Rights Center, said yesterday that polio victims whose disability was evaluated by the NII as 75 percent will receive a one-time payment of NIS 50,000; those with a disability of 75 to 94 percent will receive a one-time payment of NIS 100,000; and those with over 95-percent disability will receive NIS 120,000. Polio sufferers with 100-percent disability will be eligible for a monthly allowance that is 50 percent of the average wage in Israel, or NIS 3,768. Those whose disability is between 20 percent to 100 percent will receive a monthly allowance relative to the percentage of disability. Poran said the state would also participate in the cost of polio victims' medical treatments that are not included in the health basket. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Shin Bet exploitation Is spying for Israel a fair swap for receiving medical treatment? A French feud French satirist denies making anti-Semitic remarks towards President Sarkozy's son.   1.   polio 04:00  |  Anita 08/07/07   2.   Polio 05:37  |  Anita Hernandez 05/08/08

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