Russian Healthcare Development Strategy

2021: Tatyana Golikova - curator of programs for the development of health care and the medical industry

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved the list of curators of state programs at the level of deputy prime ministers. The list was published on the website of the Government of the Russian Federation on July 8, 2021. More details here.

2020: The Government of the Russian Federation approved a strategy for the development of health care for 5 years

On December 1, 2020, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin at a meeting of the Presidium of the Coordinating Council for the Fight against Coronavirus COVID-19 announced that the Government of the Russian Federation had approved an action plan for the implementation of the health development strategy for the next five years.

There's serious work to be done. The plan provides for measures to introduce new technologies, increase the availability of medical care, including the modernization of hospitals and clinics, and the development of palliative care. It is aimed at preventing dangerous diseases and ensuring biological safety, "said Mishustin, whose words are quoted by the press service of the Cabinet.

The Government of the Russian Federation approved a strategy for the development of health care for 5 years

According to him, the implementation of the plan will increase the quality and availability of painkillers for those who need them. The Prime Minister noted that by the beginning of December 2020, the development of the federal register of citizens who have the right to free drugs is being completed. This will allow you to plan purchases and monitor the availability of the necessary drugs so that beneficiaries receive them on time, Mishustin emphasized.

The situation with coronavirus has shown what additional measures are needed to improve the quality and effectiveness of medical care and so that everyone receives the treatment they need on time, the Prime Minister said, commenting on the approval of the action plan for the implementation of the health development strategy until 2025.

2019: Putin approved the Strategy for the Development of Healthcare of the Russian Federation until 2025

In June 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the Strategy for the Development of Health Care of the Russian Federation until 2025. The corresponding decree of the head of state is published on the official portal of legal information.

The text of the decree notes that the Government will have to approve a plan of activities for the implementation of the Strategy within six months. In addition, the decree contains recommendations to the regions in carrying out their work in the field of protecting the health of citizens to be guided by the provisions of the Strategy and provide for the necessary changes in the relevant strategies for the socio-economic development of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.^[1]

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