VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
"We see positive dynamics in demography. At stake here is not only an increase in birth rate but also reduction of the mortality rate. I believe there has been a decline in the number of deaths caused by cardiovascular diseases, 4.5%; cancer, 1.1%; road accidents, 5.7%; and tuberculosis, 6.3%. Overall, the dynamics are positive".
“I am truly pleased today, not only because we have completed a major construction project but also because we have established an innovative institution to combat serious diseases and help patients affected by cancer.”
“The completion of such a large-scale project in Russia <…> is just a small part of what we are doing for healthcare, including the treatment of cancer. But that is a very important step because it is here that high technology aid needed by hundreds and perhaps thousands of people across the country will be rendered.”
“Ultimately, the importance of healthy lifestyles and the need to combine efforts to fight non-communicable diseases should become the defining items on the global agenda aimed at meeting the 2015 Millennium Development Goals that world leaders adopted in 2000.”
“Russia plans to intensify the development of cooperation centres with the WHO, to introduce high technology in healthcare. For that, we will be tapping the potential of Russia’s largest state corporations. The development of medical technology is one of the priorities of their innovation programmes.”
“The new law “On Medical Insurance” should kick in. It will give citizens the right to chose their own doctors, medical institutions, and insurance companies and use those facilities where they can get the best medical treatment.”
“I suggest that we annually publish the ratings of medical institutions and insurance companies taking into account the opinion of patients. We should start with state healthcare institutions, major insurance companies, and private healthcare organisations. I think that information on the real state of affairs at medical institutions and their reactions to citizens’ complaints must be absolutely open.”
“In making primary care more efficient and raising the qualifications of precinct doctors, the quality of their services will undoubtedly go a long way towards improving preventative treatment and the early detection of diseases.”
“As part of these modernisation programmes, modern standards of medical treatment must be introduced, and the system of state guarantees must be effective. Regardless of where a person lives, he or she must have access to free and high-quality medical service.”
“We must purchase only advanced, quality and high-tech equipment if we really want to expand the capabilities of clinics and hospitals. <…> We must meet the two-year schedule (we set) and purchase equipment without delay so that patients can start benefitting from it as soon as possible.”
