Ildar Khalikov takes part in All-Russia meeting on health care modernization

The Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov has attended All-Russia meeting on issues of implementation of regional programs on health care modernization. The video conference meeting was held by the RF Vice-premier Olga Golodets.

She informed that 625 bln roubles have been provided for realization of regional programs on health care modernization in 2011-2012. These funds will first of all be spent on upgrading material and technical infrastructure of the industry.

For now, 874 medical institutions have been completely repaired, current repair has been implemented in 107 institutions.

According to the Vice-premier, 106 thousand items of medical equipment have been delivered to medical institutions.

Russian Minister of health care Veronika Skvortsova specified goals to be realized in the sphere of health care modernization. Regional modernization programs are aimed at creating three-level system of medical services consisted of medical institutions of primary health care, intermunicipal centers and regional medical centers, the minister said. At the same time, all institutions must be united in one information network.

Veronika Skvortsova also mentioned several factors to work on, such as increase of deaths from cardiovascular diseases, tuberculosis, and road accidents.