Formally health care is free in Belarus. however, an ordinary Belarusian very frequently cannot achieve even simple services freed from fee. There are a few segments of the health care machine wherein human beings do not need to pay.
but, even for these services it's also advocated to give health care workers something to lead them to 'look after you better'.
The health infrastructure is a remnant of Soviet times, and was neither built nor developed by Lukashenka's regime. On the contrary, his governments have gradually been reducing the social achievements of the Soviet times. At the same time, there are a number of private clinics in Minsk where services are offered at a good standard, using modern equipment. Costs for such services are paid out of pocket, because the system of medical insurance is underdeveloped in Belarus.