Tatarstan oncologist Rafkat Taziev awarded with title “Doctor of the year”
18 June 2013, Tuesday
On June 18 the Ceremony of awarding Tatarstan doctors, winners of the republican contest “Doctor of the year” was held at Universiade International Information Centre.
Vice-Chairman of the Russian Government Olga Golodets, Russian Deputy Minister of Health Tatyana Yakovleva and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the ceremony.
Presenters at the ceremony were Elena Malysheva and actor Mikhail Volkonadsky. The event was opened by Tatarstan Minister of Health Airat Farrakhov who thanked colleagues for their work.
This year there were five nominations in the contest: “Best doctor in primary health care”, “Medical worker of the year”, “Unique case”, “Doctor of the year”, “Legend of health industry”.
Internet voting available on the official website of the Ministry of Health played an important role in choosing the winner.
Rafkat Taziev, the oncologist of Republican oncologic dispensary is the winner in main nomination “Doctor of the year-2013” this year. He has made a great contribution to developing surgery of esophageal cancer in Tatarstan and made 250 operations that helped to cure people and improve quality of their lives.
Olga Golodets and Rustam Minnikhanov presented the award to Rafkat Taziev.
All winners of the contest received grants to undertake internships in foreign hospitals.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.