Dmitry Artyukhov: Development of medical care is one of the most important tasks

The governor of Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug Dmitry Artyukhov and representatives of the specialized department discussed fulfillment of the national project on healthcare in the region. The discussion was also attended by a deputy governor Alexander Kalinin, who supervises fulfillment of national projects, by the head of the project office – the director of the department of economy Svetlana Guseva, representatives of the financial unit and other related industries.

“Development of medical care is one of the most important tasks for the government of the region today, our key priority. The national project “Healthcare” is a very large-scale project consisting of many components. The main result we achieve is to make medical care qualitative and affordable. Every resident of Yamal should see that the healthcare system in the region is really improving”, Dmitry Artyukhov underlined.

At the meeting the head of the national project “Healthcare”, the head of the specialized department Sergey Novikov presented plans and key indicators for each of 7 regional subprojects. They include development of the system on rendering of primary medical and sanitary care, struggle against cardiovascular and oncologic diseases, development of children’s healthcare, digitalization of medicine and provision of hospitals and clinics in Yamal with qualified personnel.  

Thus, 6 new hospital and polyclinic complexes will be built, 20 medical stations, outpatient clinics and polyclinics will be repaired within the regional project on development of primary medical and sanitary care in the next 5 years in Yamal. New medical modular facilities will appear in the settlements Yamgort and Tolka of Shuryshkarskiy and Krasnoselkoup districts. A mobile medical complex will be delivered to the central district hospital in the settlement Muzhi. Children’s polyclinics and pediatric departments will be built in the towns Tarko-Salye, Gubkinskiy, Noviy Urengoy and the settlement Tazovskiy. According to the press service of the head of the region, current and major repairs will be fulfilled in seven children’s medical institutions.

To strengthen the struggle against oncologic and cardiovascular diseases, modern equipment of the latest generation is being purchased. The pilot project on screening for oncologic diseases is being launched on the basis of the regional clinical hospital in Salekhard.  

As it should be reminded, the all-Russian national project “Healthcare” involves achievement of a number of indicators by 2024 in general around the country. This is reduction in mortality of working-age population up to 350 cases per 100 thousand people; reduction of mortality from neoplasms up to 185 cases per 100 thousand people; reduction of mortality from diseases of the blood circulatory system up to 450 cases per 100 thousand people; reduction of infant mortality up to 4.5 cases per thousand children. In addition, the talk is about solving the issue of staff shortage in medical organizations providing primary medical and sanitary care.