Russian Ministry of Healthcare allowed simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza
The Ministry of Healthcare of Russia approved simultaneous vaccination against COVID-19 and influenza -- the corresponding changes were made to the instructions for medical use of the vaccine "Gam-Covid-Vak" ("Sputnik V"). The interaction of "Sputnik V" with a...
Ministry of Healthcare and the Ministry of Labor of Russia presented a pilot model to increase salaries of health care workers
The Ministry of Healthcare of Russia, together with the Ministry of Labor of Russia, developed the parameters of the Health Sector Remuneration System (HSRS) for medical workers of public health care organizations as part of a pilot project launched in 7 regions. The...
Russia has reformed its mandatory health insurance system to improve governance and clarify responsibilities of stakeholders
Russian Federation has enforced a Law on the Reform of the Mandatory Health Insurance (MHI) System since January of this year. The document enabled the transfer of the powers of insurers in controlling and financing of medical care to the Federal office of the...
VII International and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Adoption of innovations into the Program of State Guarantees of free medical care and Compulsory Health Insurance System”
On October 7, 2020, the VII International and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Adoption of innovations into the Program of State Guarantees of free medical care and Compulsory Health Insurance System” was held in Moscow. Main topics of the...
5th P4H Webinar on health financing in the context of COVID-19 in Russian
Recently, P4H began organizing a series of webinars on health financing in the context of the new COVID-19 pandemic. The 5th P4H webinar took place on 19 June 2020, which also initiated the first attempt to organize a webinar in Russian. The event presented health...
Issues of Health Care Financing in Russia
The paper published on 20 January 2020 analyses three key issues in the reform of public health care funding in the Russian Federation: the lack of funds to cover the state guarantees of free medical care to the population; the lack of coordination between...
New blog on Russian Federation: Combating with COVID-19: the Russia Case
You can read the blog on the public blog page: https://p4h.world/en/russia-combatting-covid-19
Combating with COVID-19: the Russia Case
As of May 12, Russia has the second-highest number of confirmed cases with COVID-19 after the United States. Nevertheless, death rate remains relatively low. According to the latest data 290,000 confirmed cases were registered, more than 70,000 patients recovered and...
International Scientific and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Perspectives of Integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States”
On June 27-28, International Scientific and Practical Conference “Health Technology Assessment: Perspectives of Integration in the Commonwealth of Independent States”, was held in Moscow, Russia. Within the first day of the conference the panel discussion...
Organization and Funding of Oncological Aid: Best World Practices, 27 June 2019, Moscow, Russian Federation
Addressing noncommunicable diseases is essential in attaining the health-related SDGs set by 2030. Among them, cancer is a rising concern that exerts significant strain on populations and health systems at all income levels. Russia is one of the countries with high...