February 13
- Increasing the Birth Rate and Promoting Children’s Health Are Key Priorities Russia is currently facing a serious demographic challenge in the form of a declining birth rate. In order to overcome this problem, key objectives need to be met: people need strong motivation to have their first and subsequent children, there mu...
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Russia is currently facing a serious demographic challenge in the form of a declining birth rate. In order to overcome this problem, key objectives need to be met: people need strong motivation to have their first and subsequent children, there must be reproductive healthcare for both women and men, child mortality needs to be reduced, and young families need to be provided with affordable housing. Three federal projects focused on solving these challenges have already been launched: ‘Financial Support for Families with Newborn Children’, ‘Facilitating Employment for Women – Establishing Conditions for Pre-School Education of Children up to the Age of Three’ (with the objective of increasing the birth rate from 1.6 to 1.7 by 2024), and ‘Developing Child Healthcare’ (with the objective of reducing infant mortality and mortality among children aged 0–17 by 20% by 2024). How can a replacement fertility level be ensured in Russia? Are the measures envisaged by federal projects to create conditions which will encourage people to have children sufficient? What new technologies could help increase the birth rate? What are the roles of different agencies, and of the family, in reducing mortality among children and teenagers? What must be done in healthcare to ensure the health of our children: prevention through inoculation, improved primary care, or public health campaigns?
- Public Health in the Regions Accredited by the Commission of the Coordinating Council for the Development of Continuing Medical Education Increasing healthy life expectancy from the present 63 years to 67 years is a crucial national objective and very important for Russia. Public health programmes target large population groups and are implemented by a variety of agencies. They cove...
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Increasing healthy life expectancy from the present 63 years to 67 years is a crucial national objective and very important for Russia. Public health programmes target large population groups and are implemented by a variety of agencies. They cover the public health and epidemiological wellbeing of the population, vaccinations, motivating people to reject harmful lifestyle choices, measures to prohibit and restrict the sale of alcohol and tobacco and to encourage healthy eating, conducting preventative examinations, and other measures to improve public health. Three federal projects directly aim to achieve this goal – ‘Strengthening Public Health’, ‘Sport as a Part of Everyday Life’ and ‘Development of the Primary Healthcare System’. What do people need to know about a healthy lifestyle? What role do the heads of municipalities and regions play in implementing public healthcare programmes? What targets should be set to reduce the popularity of harmful lifestyle choices? What are the main focuses for modernizing centres? What role do volunteers play in promoting public health?
- Sport for All: How to Achieve the Stated Goal In his May Decree, the Russian President set a target to increase the percentage of citizens engaging in regular physical exercise and sport to 55% by 2024. As part of the Sport as a Part of Everyday Life National Project, an additional 23.5 milli...
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In his May Decree, the Russian President set a target to increase the percentage of citizens engaging in regular physical exercise and sport to 55% by 2024. As part of the Sport as a Part of Everyday Life National Project, an additional 23.5 million people need to be involved in sports in the next six years. This ambitious target can only be reached through systematic cooperation between federal and regional government agencies, leaders of major companies, and all participants in the healthy lifestyle industry. Cross-sectoral clusters (medicine, tourism, hotels, services, transport, property, and eco-products) have a special importance in this respect. What measures and programmes are being implemented to improve the population’s access to sports facilities? How do regional administrations take account of citizens’ healthcare needs when developing the urban environment? What are major companies doing to encourage their employees to engage in sport? What tools does the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation have to regulate the healthy lifestyle industry, and what additional regulatory acts must be taken to support popular sport?
- Quality of Life for the Older Generation: Programme Implementation The Demographics National Project envisages the implementation of a federal project entitled ‘The Older Generation’. The key objective is to extend healthy life expectancy to 67 years and reduce Russia’s mortality rate. Achieving this will require...
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The Demographics National Project envisages the implementation of a federal project entitled ‘The Older Generation’. The key objective is to extend healthy life expectancy to 67 years and reduce Russia’s mortality rate. Achieving this will require a comprehensive approach, including ensuring access to medical care, creating a system for long-term treatment and an environment conducive to the delivery of social services, and campaigning to promote a caring attitude towards the elderly. A crucial part of this is actively engaging the older generation in the charitable sector, or so-called ‘silver volunteering’, in order to help bring the over-55s together. The Russian Association of Volunteer Centres is already implementing a federal programme entitled ‘Young at Heart’, thanks to which volunteering centres are opening in Russia’s regions and providing a foundation for training programmes and the creation of a community of leaders. What impact could the results of regional projects have on active longevity? How many citizens in the Russian Federation need long-term care services, and how much money is required for this? How should financial responsibility be distributed among citizens and the government when creating a system of long-term care? What medical services do older citizens need the most? How can we create a safe environment for the older generation to live in?
