Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in opening of new children’s policlinic Azino in Kazan
30 August 2013, Friday
On August 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in solemn opening of new children’s policlinic “Azino” in Kazan.
The new policlinic is part of Children’s regional clinical hospital and is one of the largest children’s policlinics in Russia with an area of 9,794.3 square meters. Its cost made 411.9 mln roubles.
Speaking at the solemn event, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin said that opening of the new policlinic is a long-awaited event for citizens of Azino district. It will enable rendering medical care for 70 thousand children on a timely basis. Ilsur Metshin also reminded that kindergartens were opened in the district last year.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated citizens of Tatarstan on the Day of the Republic. Rustam Minnikhanov is confident that highly qualified specialists will work with small patients.
The symbolic key of a new building was handed over to Chief Doctor of Children’s regional clinical hospital Rafael Shavaliev.
Rustam Minnikhanov and his party looked around the new policlinic. It is equipped with state-of-the-art medical and rehabilitation facilities, diagnostic and treatment process is fully computerized.
Rustam Minnikhanov also went to see a chest screening room, rooms of pediatricians, ultrasonic scanning and fiberoptic gastroduodenoscopy rooms.
Airat Farrakhov briefly told about possibilities of the new children’s policlinic “Azino”. He also reported that more than 730 thousand children live in Tatarstan, including 197 thousand living in Kazan. In 2012, 55,421 children were born in the region, which is 5 thousand more compared to 2011. According to Tatarstan Minister of Health, child mortality rate has fallen over last 10 years due to improvement of life quality and medical services.
Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov made a presentation of the project “Electronic Healthcare in the Republic of Tatarstan”.
Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, Tatarstan Minister of Health Airat Farrakhov, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin took part in the event.
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.