At the RUSSIA EXPO, Mikhail Murashko took part in the opening of the new building of the Kurgan Oncology Dispensary

On March 13, the new surgical block of the Kurgan Regional Oncology Dispensary was opened. Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, took part in the event via videoconference at the RUSSIA EXPO. The oncology dispensary's building was constructed within the framework of the national project "Healthcare" in 2021-2024.

"The project to modernize and create new opportunities for the oncology service was launched by order of the President in 2019, and today 11 new oncology centers and surgical units in oncology dispensaries have already been built, as well as more than 16 thousand units of medical equipment have been delivered, including expensive and high-tech equipment. In addition to investments in infrastructure, huge funds are allocated to fight malignant neoplasms - that's more than 320 billion rubles to provide medical care to patients annually. This, of course, has had an impact on efficiency indicators: for example, the number of people who overcame the most difficult period in the fight against malignant neoplasms - a year of life, when the most intensive treatment is underway - has increased by more than 18%. The survival rate of patients in the five-year period has increased by more than 8%, and these are good results," said Mikhail Murashko.

He also emphasized that not only surgical and therapeutic methods of treatment, but also prevention are important in the fight against malignant neoplasms: "Specialists of the Blokhin Center have already received a state award for verification of risk factors. It has already been proven that alcohol, tobacco smoking, obesity significantly increase the risk of malignant neoplasms, so fighting them improves the health of each person and the nation as a whole. It is planned to cover up to 70% of the adult population with preventive examinations and dispensary examinations this year, and it is necessary to use these opportunities and pass these examinations regularly. Applying on time is the key principle of early diagnosis".

In Kurgan, the grand opening of the surgical block was attended by Governor Vadim Shumkov, acting chief physician of the Kurgan Regional Oncology Dispensary Alexander Chesnokov and others.

"Over the past year and a half, this is already the second new medical facility in our region. The new surgical building was very much needed by people, it is fitted with the most modern equipment, comfortable wards. More than 1 billion rubles was spent on its construction, and, of course, all this is thanks to the help of the federal budget and the Ministry of Health," said Vadim Shumkov, Governor of the Kurgan region.

The new surgical unit of the oncology dispensary is a ten-storied building with an area of 10.5 thousand square meters. "Here will be located onco-urological and onco-gynecological departments, departments of thoracic oncology, breast tumors, skin tumors, abdominal oncology. There will also be an operating block, intensive care and intensive care units. I thank everyone for their participation in the construction, and I think there will be no limit to the gratitude of our patients," said Alexander Chesnokov, acting chief physician of the Kurgan Regional Oncology Dispensary.

At the RUSSIA EXPO visitors are presented expositions of 89 regions of the country, leading federal departments, corporations and public organizations. More than 8 million people have already visited the Exposition.