The medical industry guarantees Russia's sovereignty, the Ministry of Health said

The Russian medical and pharmaceutical industry guarantees the country's technological sovereignty, Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Evgenia Kotova told reporters.

“Today, within the framework of the National Project, unprecedented funds are allocated to the creation and re-equipment of medical organizations. We equip almost all of them only with our domestic equipment. This means that our medical pharmaceutical industry actually guarantees us technological sovereignty in our country today,” the deputy minister said on the sidelines of an international conference on healthcare in Turkmenistan.

She recalled that in Russia, thanks to the personal attention of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the government, priority attention is paid to health protection and the development of the healthcare system. On behalf of the head of state, national projects have been implemented for several years now, which make it possible to concentrate financial, human and technological resources in the most significant areas, Kotova explained.

According to her, national projects help increase the availability of primary health care, as well as ambulance and emergency care, improve the diagnosis and treatment of the most common diseases - diseases of the circulatory system, cancer and diabetes. These diseases are the largest contributor to mortality worldwide. Special attention, she added, is paid to protecting the health of mothers and children.

Kotova also reported that in Russia the infant mortality rate has reached a historical low of 3.3 ppm. According to her, the country is among the group of countries with the lowest values ​​of this indicator in the world.

“In many areas of medicine, practically in the majority, today we – our country, Russia – have outstanding results,” said the deputy minister.

Kotova added that Russia is ready to help partners train personnel and offer modern medical products: medicines, vaccines and medical devices. The Deputy Minister also said that as part of her visit to Ashgabat, she is scheduled to meet with the Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, at which the parties will discuss mutually beneficial areas of cooperation.

“We hope that this visit will give a start and a new impetus to bilateral cooperation for the benefit of the people of our two countries,” she noted.