Vitko Alexander Valentinovich

Vitko Alexander Valentinovich

Aleksandr Vitko was born on May 31, 1966 in Khabarovsk.

Education

After graduating from 10 classes in 1983, he entered the Khabarovsk State Medical Institute, which he graduated in 1989 with a degree in medical medicine, a medical doctor. In 1998 he graduated from the Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law with a degree in finance and credit, economist.

Biography

2020: Dismissal from the post of head of the Khabarovsk Ministry of Health

On August 17, 2020, Alexander Vitko was dismissed from the post of Minister of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory. He worked in this position for 13 years.

Yevgeny Nikonov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Khabarovsk Territory for Social Affairs, has been appointed head of the regional Ministry of Health. He will combine two positions.

Nikonov is a new member of the government. Previously, he worked as the head of the department of affairs and coordination of the activities of the Moscow Department of Health.

Acting Governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Mikhail Degtyarev announced the decision to resign Vitko at a staff meeting after visiting polyclinic No. 8 in the village. Gorky.

I heard and saw a lot of new things. Firstly, there is no thermometry at the entrance, although no one has removed this mode from us. Large queues for analyzes, although partially their issuance can be organized online, this will reduce queues and reduce the risks of the spread of COVID-19. People require meaningless certificates from kindergarten, they are forced to spend a lot of time in the clinic... The security of the clinic with elderly people speaks disrespectfully, there are complaints, - said Degtyarev, whose words are quoted on the official website of the government of the Khabarovsk Territory.

According to him, the health care system should be friendly, and officials should meet people halfway, and not create additional barriers. The press service of the government of the Khabarovsk Territory claims that 90% of residents' appeals are related to medicine.^[1]

2024: Appointment as Minister of Health of Magadan Oblast

July 25, 2024 announced the appointment of Alexander Vitko as the new Minister of Health of the Magadan Region. It was presented by Deputy Chairman of the Regional Government Tatyana Savchenko.

She recommended Vitko "while the summer and good weather, get acquainted with municipal districts, their heads, their knowledge will help form an objective picture of the changes taking place in the region," according to the Telegram channel of the government of the Magadan region.

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He came to the Magadan region from Khabarovsk, where he received a medical education. By profile - surgeon, candidate of medical sciences, honored doctor of the Russian Federation. He has extensive experience in the organization of health care: he headed not only large medical institutions, but also worked for 13 years as Minister of Health of the Khabarovsk Territory, the Magadan government said in a statement.[2]

As Minister of Health of the Magadan Region, Alexander Vitko replaced Ivan Gorbachev, who headed the department since June 2020. Gorbachev resigned at the beginning of July 2024, the reasons were not disclosed, but the official himself called the work in the ministry "tense."

It was an interesting and very intense period in my life, filled with both difficulties and interesting tasks. I have always strived to do my job in good faith and worked for the result. Although not all of the planned was implemented, in recent years good results have been achieved in the healthcare sector of the region, and I am sure that the projects launched will be successfully continued, Gorbachev assured, commenting on his departure in early July 2024.

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