- pla cing ▁the ▁child / children . ▁ ▁Mold ova ▁More ▁than ▁ 8 8 0 0 ▁children ▁are ▁being ▁raised ▁in ▁state ▁institutions , ▁but ▁only ▁three ▁percent ▁of ▁them ▁are ▁or ph ans . ▁ ▁Roman ia ▁▁ ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁child ▁w elf are ▁system ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁being ▁re vised ▁and ▁has ▁reduced ▁the ▁flow ▁of ▁inf ants ▁into ▁or phan ages . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Baron ess ▁Emma ▁Nich ol son , ▁in ▁some ▁count ies ▁Roman ia ▁now ▁has ▁" a ▁completely ▁new , ▁world ▁class , ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁art , ▁child ▁health ▁development ▁policy ." ▁Dick ens ian ▁or phan ages ▁remain ▁in ▁Roman ia , ▁but ▁Roman ia ▁see ks ▁to ▁replace ▁ ▁institutions ▁by ▁family ▁care ▁services , ▁as ▁children ▁in ▁need ▁will ▁be ▁protected ▁by ▁social ▁services . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 7 . 7 1 8 ▁children ▁in ▁old - style ▁resident ial ▁cent ers , ▁a ▁significant ▁decrease ▁from ▁about ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Ser bia ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁state ▁or phan ages ▁" where ▁several ▁thousand ▁children ▁are ▁kept ▁and ▁which ▁are ▁still ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁out dated ▁child ▁care ▁system ". ▁The ▁conditions ▁for ▁them ▁are ▁bad ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁does ▁not ▁pay ▁enough ▁attention ▁in ▁impro ving ▁the ▁living ▁standards ▁for ▁disabled ▁children ▁in ▁Ser bia ' s ▁or phan ages ▁and ▁medical