THIS TRIP IS MORE DEDICATED TO EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES, OUR TEAM ACTIVELY WORKED WITH THE POPULATION OF THE REPUBLIC

On November 27, the Republic of Dagestan summarized the results of the All-Russian information and awareness-raising project “Oncopatrol”, which took place in the republic from November 25 to 27.

The People’s Assembly was attended by the leaders of the Republic of Dagestan, Andrey Kaprin, Chief Oncologist of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, Zaur Askenderov, Chairman of the People’s Assembly of the Republic of Dagestan, deputies of all levels, representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Republic and the territorial compulsory medical insurance fund, heads of leading enterprises of the Republic of Dagestan held a civil dialog on the topic “Formation of cancer awareness among citizens to counter the cancer threat in the Russian Federation”.

“This is not my first visit in Dagestan and I know well how the service is organized here. The republic is actively undergoing “rearmament”, new installations are appearing. Our surgeons have held several serious master classes for local specialists who improve their skills by learning minimally invasive interventions. This trip of “Oncopatrol” was more devoted to educational activities, our team actively worked with the population of the republic”, emphasized the chief oncologist of the Ministry of Health of Russian Federation, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences – Andrei Kaprin.

In turn, Zaur Askenderov stressed the importance of joint efforts of doctors and citizens in the fight against malignant tumors, which occupy the second place among the causes of mortality, second only to diseases of the cardiovascular system. According to the Chairman of the People’s Assembly, the formation of cancer awareness is a priority task for both the authorities and the whole society.

Important attention to this problem is paid at the federal level, the project “Fighting Cancer” is being implemented, aimed at reducing mortality from malignant neoplasms.

The results of the project were summarized in the concert hall of the State Song and Dance Ensemble “Dagestan”. The team of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre highly appreciated the work of the team of Dagestan specialists.