Ildar Khalikov: “We hope to develop our cooperation with Johnson&Johnson”

On November 14, at his meeting with a delegation of Johnson&Johnson Company, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that Tatarstan has a positive experience of long-term cooperation with Johnson & Johnson Company in the medical field and hopes to develop it. The meeting was also attended by Minister of Health of Tatarstan Adel Vafin, Minister of Economy of the republic Artem Zdunov, Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina.

Opening the meeting, the Head of Tatarstan Government stressed that the visit of the delegation of the Johnson & Johnson Company is important for the regional leadership, because the development of the healthcare field and cutting edge medical technology is a priority in Tatarstan. "We have positive results, the life expectancy is increasing, while infant mortality rate is declining. We are able to perform more complex heart surgery.  We still see a lot of potential, so we hope to expand our cooperation with Johnson & Johnson,” he said.

He noted that Tatarstan and Johnson & Johnson have been cooperating in procurement of equipment and in the field of education for more than 5 years. Only in 2014, the republic purchased 22,000 units of surgical facilities, 600 units of joint implants. "But besides trading cooperation we would like to have joint production projects," Khalikov said.

According to the Head of the Tatarstan Government, Johnson & Johnson has made its contribution to the reduction of the mortality rate from heart disease by 30 per cent in Tatarstan over the last five years, therefore the republic is interested in continuing cooperation with the company.

"During your visit, we would like to outline areas of our further cooperation in the field of education, procurement of equipment, as well as localization of your medical facilities in Tatarstan," Khalikov said.