Vladimir Putin sent his congratulations to the staff of the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Biomedical Problems on the 50^th anniversary of the Institute’s founding.

Late yesterday evening, Vladimir Putin held a working meeting with Healthcare Minister Veronika Skvortsova and President of the National Medical Council and Executive Director of the Moscow Clinical and Research Institute of Emergency Children’s Surgery and Trauma Leonid Roshal.

The President signed the Federal Law On Amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences of the Russian Federation and the Federal Law on Advertising Following the Adoption of the Federal Law on Protecting Citizens’ Health from the Impact of Tobacco Smoke and the Consequences of Tobacco Consumption.

Public funding for healthcare in 2014 and two subsequent years, national preventive medical examinations, and Russia’s demographic situation were among the subjects discussed at the meeting.

After meeting with staff and students at Far Eastern Federal University, Vladimir Putin visited the university’s medical centre.

Vladimir Putin held a State Council Presidium meeting on tasks for the Russian regions to increase the availability and improve the quality of medical care.

Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting of the State Council Presidium On Tasks for the Russian Regions to Increase the Availability and Improve the Quality of Medical Care.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the XI World Congress of Perinatal Medicine being held in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to delegates at the Transplantation and Organ Donation Russian national congress. 

Vladimir Putin had a working meeting with head of the Russian Federal Medical-Biological Agency Vladimir Uyba.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with director of the Dima Rogachev Federal Research and Clinical Centre of Paediatric Haematology, Oncology and Immunology Alexander Rumyantsev and the Centre’s deputy director and chief medical officer Galina Novichkova.

The Minister briefed the President on the implementation of the perinatal centre construction programme in Russian regions.

The President will inspect the hospital’s infrastructure, diagnostic centre, delivery and life-support units, operation theatres, and children’s medical centre.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On the Protection of Citizens’ Health from the Impact of Tobacco Smoke and the Consequences of Tobacco Consumption.

Social sector issues, including healthcare modernisation, public sector pay rises, and developing Moscow’s transport infrastructure, were the main subjects of discussion.

Vladimir Putin sent a telegram of congratulations to academician Leo Bokeria on the 10^th anniversary of the founding of the Nation’s Health League national public organisation.

Implementation of the Healthcare Development Programme through to 2020 and demographic issues were the subjects of discussion.

Vladimir Putin and Viktor Zimin discussed the socio-economic situation in the region.