Olga Gorodets: “Kazan hospitals were built properly”
18 June 2013, Tuesday
On June 18 answering journalists’ questions after the ceremony of awarding Tatarstan doctors – winners of the VI Republican contest “Doctor of the year” that was held at the International information center (IIC) Vice-Premier of the Russian Government Olga Gorodets said: “Kazan hospitals were built properly. I have no complaints about it.”
During her one-day working trip to Kazan Olga Gorodets together with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited a number of Kazan hospitals.
“We can be proud of these hospitals both in Tatarstan and Russia. You have provided new conditions and opportunities for work and rendering medical services. Today Tatarstan is getting to a new level in the industry,” she said.
Olga Gorodets also answered the question about possible reduction of the retirement age.
She said that 13 mln Russian people beyond the retirement age continue working and some of them work for self-development not for earning money for living.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.