Rustam Minnikhanov visits repaired buildings of the child health centre and maternity hospital in Kazan

Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited a new building of child health centre No.4 and a repaired building of maternity hospital No.1 in Kazan. He was accompanied by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Minister of Health of the Republic Airat Farrakhov.

Child health centre No.4 is located in the former building of the district administration of Kirovsky district of Kazan. The building was reconstructed; elevator shafts and an attached premise for an X-ray room were built. The centre is equipped with modern medical equipment. The requirements of program “Available environment” have been implemented. Each pediatrician has a separated room. In the lobby there are television sets to show themed films, and playgrounds.

The centre will serve the entire Kirovsky district of Kazan i.e. 18200 children. The centre is to start working tomorrow.

As Minister of Health Airat Farrakhov said the increase in birth rate had caused the problem of shortage of pediatricians. According to the Minister at least 500 doctors are being required. The main problem is the lack of housing.

The President of Tatarstan offered to allocate for young doctors coming to work in the centre, rental apartments for 5 years and then allow them to purchase such apartments according to the social mortgage program; moreover the fee for a rental apartment could be a down payment. “Pediatricians is a very important category”, said Rustam Minnikhanov. “If we allocate 150-200 apartments each year, in three years we will solve the problem of their shortage”, added the President.

Rustam Minnikhanov visited maternity hospital No. 1 which will open its doors tomorrow after the major repairs. More than 60 000 children have been born here over 27 years, but the major repairs have been carried out for the first time. Construction and installation work cost 141 million rubles; 122 million rubles were spent to equip the hospital with modern equipment.

36 doctors work in the hospital; 100 beds were equipped for patients. All door ways are wide to allow wheelchairs to enter; there is wireless Internet access for patients. The President of Tatarstan also saw modern operating rooms, an intensive care unit for newborns and other rooms.