Healthcare in Crimea

2024

Rostec signed an agreement on the supply of medical equipment to hospitals in Crimea

The State Corporation Rostec and the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea in October 2024 signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of health. The document provides that "Rostec" will supply medical equipment for medical institutions of the peninsula.

According to the press service of the Government of the Republic of Crimea, the document was signed by the Director General of the Republic of Tatarstan Medical Technologies Sergei Dmitrochenko and the Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Crimea - Minister of Labor and Social Protection Elena Romanovskaya.

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The agreement is aimed at improving the duration and quality of life of residents of Crimea. It provides not only the supply of medical equipment, but also the introduction of advanced medical solutions in medical institutions.

Elena Romanovskaya stressed that the signing of the agreement is an important step for the development of health care in the region. According to her, cooperation with Rostec will not only improve the current state of medical services, but also set a new quality standard.

Sergei Dmitrochenko noted that under the conditions of sanctions restrictions, Rostec enterprises are working on import substitution, creating their own technologies and products. Currently, the corporation produces 150 types of medical equipment, which is used not only in Russia, but also in neighboring countries.

RT-Medical Technologies, a subsidiary of Rostec, acts as a single center of competence in the field of medical instrumentation. The company integrates support measures into federal and regional health development programs. Since 2024, it has been providing comprehensive equipment for medical institutions, as well as designing and building new medical facilities.^[1]

2.8 billion rubles were allocated for the modernization of clinics and outpatient clinics in Crimea

Within the framework of the program for the modernization of primary health care institutions, the Republic of Crimea allocates ₽2,8 billion in the period 2024-2025. This became known on August 1, 2024 during a working visit of the Minister of Health of Russia Mikhail Murashko to medical institutions in western Crimea.

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the Republican Ministry of Health, in 2024, funding of ₽1,1 billion is provided for these purposes. The funds will be used, in particular, to complete the construction of two large clinics. In 2025, the amount of funding for the program will increase to ₽1,7 billion.

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Mikhail Murashko noted that a new stage of modernization of primary health care is currently being discussed. It is planned to include in the program those areas of Crimea that were not previously included in it. The main task is to bring all outpatient institutions in line with modern requirements.

During his visit to medical institutions in Yevpatoria, the minister instructed to develop the use of digital technologies to simplify the work of doctors. In Saki, Murashko stressed the need to intensify the introduction of low-traumatic operations in the surgical department of the district hospital. To implement this task, doctors will undergo additional training, while all the necessary equipment is already available.

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Crimea reported that the total staffing of the personnel of the Saki District Hospital is 91.5%. The institution has various programs to support medical workers: 210 employees receive a monthly regional allowance, 19 are participants in the Zemsky Doctor program, eight receive compensation for rental housing, three are provided with official housing. In addition, medical professionals are recipients of "presidential" payments.^[2]

2022

More than 360 billion rubles have been invested in healthcare in Crimea

Since 2014, more than 360 billion rubles have been invested in the health care of Crimea. This was announced at the end of November 2022 by the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko.

According to her, the funds were sent "from all sources: the federal and regional budgets, TFCMI, the budget of the Moscow government."

Since 2014, more than 360 billion rubles have been invested in the health care of Crimea

We see that in just a few years the health care of the Republic of Crimea is changing qualitatively, - said Matvienko.

She also stressed that in a few years the Crimean health care system has become an organic part of the Russian health care system, a three-level model of medical care has been built in the republic, national projects and federal programs are being implemented. The region has modernized regional infrastructure, including the construction, repair and purchase of equipment for 61 medical organizations.

Valentina Matvienko said that by the end of November 2022, the regional health network includes 94 medical organizations, 41 buildings need major repairs.

Matvienko's words confirm the announcements of medical construction projects in the region. In June 2022, the head of the Republic of Crimea, Sergei Aksenov, said that on behalf of President Vladimir Putin, a hospital should appear near the village of Vinogradnoye (Feodosia city district) by the end of 2024. The amount of financing will be more than 5 billion rubles.

In addition, at a meeting of the Regional Health Council at the end of November 2022, Valentina Matvienko proposed to think over a system for organizing year-round use of Crimean health resorts.

It is then that the economy of the region will work, resources will appear, in particular for the further modernization of institutions, for raising wages, - said the chairman of the Federation Council.[3]

In Crimea, health workers issued fake certificates of vaccination against COVID-19 3.5 thousand people

Employees of the FSB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs exposed in Crimea employees of medical institutions who sold fake certificates of vaccination against the coronavirus COVID-19. According to TASS, citing the press service of the FSB of Russia in the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, members of the group issued falsified documents to more than 3.5 thousand people. Read more here.

2021: Roszdravnadzor revealed low-quality and gray medical equipment in Crimea for 324 million rubles

Roszdravnadzor, based on the results of inspections in 2021, revealed poor-quality and gray medical equipment in Crimea in the amount of 324 million rubles. The press service of the department announced this on February 15, 2022.

Poor-quality and falsified medical devices are subject to withdrawal from circulation on the basis of a decision of their owner, Roszdravnadzor or a court decision. Counterfeit medical products may be subject to seizure and destruction by court order. The export of medical products from the country should be made by the company that imported them, and the cost of destruction should be compensated by the owner of medical products.

Roszdravnadzor revealed in Crimea low-quality and gray medical equipment for 324 million rubles

In 2021, by order of Roszdravnadzor, the manufacturer of medical equipment independently replaced a low-quality computer tomograph in one of the medical organizations of the Crimea with a serviceable one worth over 48 million rubles. 38 unregistered Oricare ventilators V8600 replaced with new registered equipment with a total value of 114 million rubles.

In addition, according to the results of joint measures of Roszdravnadzor with the FSB in the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal significance, Sevastopol in 2021, a criminal case was opened on the fact of identifying six poor-quality and three unregistered medical devices, including demanding compensation for damage to the budget in the amount of 90 million rubles.

Another episode described by Roszdravnadzor concerns the purchase of two poor-quality Leica M530 OHX operating microscopes for a total of 72 million rubles.

By February 2022, Crimea and Sevastopol are still not ready to work in the licensing system for medical activities in force on the territory of the Russian Federation. In February 2021, the Ministry of Health proposed once again to extend the period of unlicensed activities for medical institutions of subjects until 2023. The regional authorities have promised that they will achieve 95% compliance with licensing requirements for their clinics by 2023.^[4]

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