On February 2, at a session of Tatarstan Ministry of Health, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Health care industry plays a special role in increasing quality of life of Tatarstan citizens.
Minister of Health of the republic Adel Vafin said that the main result of work of health care industry in the reporting year was the increase of life expectancy until the age of 73. The natural population increase made 2.8 per 1000 of the population that is 3.7 per cent more than in 2015.
The natural population increase was registered in 12 municipalities.
The death rate made 11.6 per 1000 of the population that is 3.3 per cent less than in 2015.
There are 128 mobile emergency teams working in the republic which rendered medical aid to 349,000 patients.
15 health care institutions rendered high technology medical aid.
Major work was done on recruitment and training of young specialists.