Ministry of Health (Russia)

Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

Министерство здравоохранения Российской Федерации Ministerstvo zdravookhraneniya Rossiiskoi Federatsii
Emblem of Ministry of Health of Russia
Ministry headquarters at Rakhmanovsky pereulok, 3, Moscow
Agency overview
Formed	2012; 14 years ago (2012)
Preceding agency	Ministry of Health and Social Development
Jurisdiction	Government of Russia
Headquarters	Rakhmanovsky pereulok 3, Tverskoy District, Moscow 55°45′54.94″N 37°37′6.97″E / 55.7652611°N 37.6186028°E / 55.7652611; 37.6186028
Annual budget	375.6 billion ruble (FY 2011)[citation needed]
Minister responsible	Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health
Child agencies	Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare
Website	minzdrav.gov.ru

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство здравоохранения Российской Федерации, in short Russian: Минздрав России, romanized: Minzdrav Rossii) is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for health care and public health.

The Ministry of Health oversees the legal regulation and state policies of health in Russia, including pharmaceuticals, the public health care system, health insurance, medical rehabilitation, sanitation, disease prevention, and the circulation of medicines. It is headquartered in Tverskoy District, Moscow.

The Ministry of Health was formed in 2012 from the Ministry of Health and Social Development which was split in two under Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, with the social security departments forming the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs.

Mikhail Murashko has been Minister of Health since 21 January 2020.

History

In 1992, following the collapse of the USSR, the Ministry of Health of the USSR was liquidated, and the Ministry of Health of the RSFSR was transformed into the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

In March 2004, by Decree No. 314 of March 9 2004, the ministry was abolished and the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation (Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia) was formed.

On May 22, 2012, the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia was divided into two ministries — the Ministry of Health of Russia and the Ministry of Labor of Russia.

Health ministers

Duties

Its main official responsibilities include:

• developing and implementing state policy in healthcare;
• developing and implementing federal health programs, including initiatives on diabetes, tuberculosis, health promotion, health education, disease prevention etc.;

• developing draft legislation and presenting it to the State Duma;
• governance of federal medical facilities;
• medical education and manpower development;
• epidemiological and environmental health monitoring and health statistics;
• control of infectious diseases;
• development of health regulations;
• development of federal standards and recommendations for quality assurance;
• development and implementation of federal health programs;
• control and licensing of drugs.

References

External links

• Official website (in Russian)