Kazan Mayor: “It is impossible to develop healthcare without paying attention to medical workers”

For six years, 67 healthcare facilities have been renovated in Kazan with the support of the Government of the republic and 9 new facilities have been built. This year, eleven medical facilities are being renovated and built. Modernization and development of infrastructure, medical classes and new projects were discussed today at the Board of the Kazan Health Department of Tatarstan Ministry of Health. Thanks to our joint efforts, the population of Kazan has grown by more than 132 thousand people since 2010. This number shows the effectiveness of joint work,”- Ilsur Metshin said in his speech.

Before the meeting, the participants got acquainted with medical projects that are being implemented in Kazan. One of them was a project in which a pregnant woman can independently monitor the fetal heartbeat at home with a help of detector. The received data is transmitted to the Svyaz service. Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Health Vladimir Zhavoronkov said that in 2022 more than 10 thousand pregnant women used the service, which significantly reduced the number of severe complications and avoided fetal losses. Kazan residents with cardiovascular diseases also use this service.

At the exhibition, the Mayor of Kazan and Tatarstan Minister of Health were informed that specialized sessions are being held in health camps for schoolchildren studying in medical classes. Last autumn, 38 children aged 14 to 16 years spent their vacation there.

Marsel Minnullin, Tatarstan Minister of Health, also drew attention to the personnel issues. In his opinion, the opening of medical classes at the municipal schools is a good solution. The Ministry plans to attract young specialists to the districts of the republic and to the healthcare facilities of Kazan.

Today, there are 3,583 doctors and 6,779 mid-level health professionals in Kazan, while the staffing of medical institutions with doctors is 93.2%. Ilsur Metshin thanked the healthcare workers for their work. He drew attention to the need to review the conditions of work of doctors and nurses. “I am sure it is impossible to develop healthcare without paying attention to medical workers,”- the Mayor said.

The Mayor added that health depends not only on doctors. “We cannot influence genetics, but we can minimize the negative impact of urbanization by improving the urban environment and forming a healthy lifestyle,”-  the Mayor noted and added that almost all decisions of the city authorities are aimed at fulfilling these tasks. These include the reform of school meals, landscaping of streets and yards, as well as the development of sports infrastructure.

“All transformations begin in the capital of the republic of Tatarstan, we have a great experience and professionalism to be at the forefront of the transformations that the residents of the republic are waiting for. The Minister sets difficult tasks, but their goal is people's health, it concerns each of us,”- the Mayor said.