Tatarstan President opens new children’s policlinic in Kazan

On August 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in solemn opening of new children’s policlinic “Azino” in Kazan.

The new policlinic is part of Children’s regional clinical hospital and is one of the largest children’s policlinics in Russia with an area of 9,794.3 square meters. Its cost made 411.9 mln roubles.

Speaking at the solemn event, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin said that opening of the new policlinic is a long-awaited event for citizens of Azino district. It will enable rendering medical care for 70 thousand children on a timely basis. Ilsur Metshin also reminded that kindergartens were opened in the district last year.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated citizens of Tatarstan on the Day of the Republic. Rustam Minnikhanov is confident that highly qualified specialists will work with small patients.

The symbolic key of a new building was handed over to Chief Doctor of Children’s regional clinical hospital Rafael Shavaliev.

Rustam Minnikhanov and his party looked around the new policlinic. It is equipped with state-of-the-art medical and rehabilitation facilities, diagnostic and treatment process is fully computerized.

Rustam Minnikhanov also went to see a chest screening room, rooms of pediatricians, ultrasonic scanning and fiberoptic gastroduodenoscopy rooms.

Airat Farrakhov briefly told about possibilities of the new children’s policlinic “Azino”. He also reported that more than 730 thousand children live in Tatarstan, including 197 thousand living in Kazan. In 2012, 55,421 children were born in the region, which is 5 thousand more compared to 2011. According to Tatarstan Minister of Health, child mortality rate has fallen over last 10 years due to improvement of life quality and medical services.

Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov made a presentation of the project “Electronic Healthcare in the Republic of Tatarstan”.

Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, Tatarstan Minister of Health Airat Farrakhov, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin took part in the event.