Rustam Minnikhanov visits Rehabilitation center for handicapped children and youth in Kazan
24 August 2011, Wednesday
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Rehabilitation center for handicapped children and youth (Kazan, Zorge st., 103). Head of republic got to know about activity of the centre, looked over the rooms and spoke to parents whose children visit this institution.
Rustam Minnikhanov and his party overviewed physiotherapy room, logopedist room, sensory and rehabilitation rooms.
In one of the halls handicapped children showed a small performance prepared specially for Day of knowledge. President of Tatarstan handed schoolbags to the children. Later on he visited computer class where senior students were training. Director of the institution Zulfa Aminova told about facilities of rehabilitation centre.
Minister of labor, employment and social care Airat Shafigullin presented conception of creating new centre with extended functions – Republican scientific-practical centre of complex rehabilitation of the disabled (on the basis of existing centre).
The purpose of creating such centre is providing fixed level of social guarantees, rendering rehabilitation services, including professional, social, psychological rehabilitation to disabled and handicapped people.
Rustam Minnikhanov got to know about construction schedule and sketches.
Head of republic was accompanied by RT Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov and Aide to RT President on social issues Tatiana Larionova.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.