Following his official visit to South Ossetia, Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko outlined new areas of the Russian-South Ossetian cooperation in healthcare, which were discussed at the meeting with Acting President of the Republic of South Ossetia Marat Kambolov.
One key area will be the in-depth training of medical personnel. Plans are underway to expand training programs for medical students and practicing physicians, involving Russian federal medical centers. Specialists from leading Russian clinics and regions will continue to provide their South Ossetian colleagues with methodological and practical assistance.
The parties placed particular emphasis on the development of rural healthcare. Marat Kambolov emphasized the need to modernize outpatient clinics and feldsher-midwife stations in the Republic's districts.
"Medical care should be as accessible to residents of a remote village as it is to those in the capital. Not everyone can quickly travel to the Republican Multidisciplinary Medical Center or beyond the Republic's borders. Therefore, our goal is to revitalize rural outpatient clinics and medical centers, equip them with modern equipment, and staff them with specialists so that people can receive high-quality care close to home," Kambolov has noted.
During the meeting, issues related to the provision of medications to the population, including those listed as vital and essential, were also discussed, as well as the further development of the state-run pharmacies network and price control mechanisms.
Special attention was paid to the development of high-tech medical care. The parties agreed to supply the Republic with an angiography system, which is necessary for providing emergency care to patients with heart attacks and strokes. According to Mikhail Murashko, this issue will be resolved in the near future.
Another area of cooperation will be the introduction of modern digital technologies into the healthcare system of South Ossetia. The agreement involves the use of artificial intelligence technologies to analyze medical images, including mammography, as well as data obtained from other diagnostic equipment. This is expected to improve the quality and speed of diagnosis.
Furthermore, the parties agreed to develop a long-term monitoring system for patients with chronic diseases. It is planned to improve mechanisms for monitoring the health of such patients, ensuring timely examinations, and prescribing necessary treatment using Russian technologies and practices.
