NEWS

On October 9, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka hosted the 24th International Specialised Exhibition “Health Industry. Kazan” and the 1st Specialised Exhibition “Beauty Medicine and Cosmetology. Kazan”.

On the same day, a round table discussion on “Urgent Problems of Medical Industry Development in Tatarstan”, organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan, was held in the Tatarstan Conference Hall. It was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan, the Tatarstan’s Office of the Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development, manufacturers of medical equipment, as well as specialised scientific and educational institutions.

Participants in the round table chaired by Deputy Minister Aleksey Savelchev discussed the most significant issues of the sector, in particular, re-registration of medical appliances under the new EAEU rules and participation in government procurement of goods, jobs, and services.

The exhibition is a significant event for healthcare and cosmetology experts in Tatarstan, as well as for representatives of the medical sector. Novelties in various fields of medicine are presented by manufacturers and suppliers of medical equipment and medical devices.

The exhibition will run until October 11; the event was organised with the support from the Ministry of Health of Tatarstan.

Today, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan hosted a meeting of the interagency working group on the development of medical and pharmaceutical industry in Tatarstan, chaired by Minister Karimov.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Minister Aleksey Savelchev, Director General of PharmMedPolis Albert Gaifullin, representatives of republic’s sectoral ministries and agencies, SEZ Innopolis, and others.

At the beginning of the meeting, the Minister outlined the main goal of creating the International Medical Cluster (IMC) as ensuring the accessibility of the world’s best traditional medical practices for the population and legalising the activities of foreign clinics that provide these services in Russia at present.

Albert Gaifullin presented the IMC project concept that was made with account for the development plan of the SEZ Innopolis, a project’s strategic partner.

So, the site of the SEZ Innopolis will see the construction of a clinical centre, a biotechnological park, and an industrial warehouse facility. As pilot projects, it is planned to create a centre of traditional Chinese medicine and an Ayurveda clinic.

The implementation of such an initiative will help to attract investment from the BRICS and SCO countries, to promote the growth of educational activities and tourism in the field of healthcare, the transfer of medical technology, and the development of international cooperation.