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Video greeting from Tatyana Golikova to the participants of the IV All-Russian Congress “Right to Life”
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova addressed a video greeting to the participants of the IV All-Russian Congress “Right to Life”, which is being held from April 23 to 25, 2025 at the National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov:
Dear colleagues!
I am pleased to welcome the participants, guests and organizers of the IV All-Russian Congress “Right to Life”, which is taking place at the Academician Vladimir Kulakov Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology.
The President of the country defined the key national goal – preserving the population, strengthening the health and well-being of people, supporting the family. The protection of motherhood and childhood makes a significant contribution to achieving this goal, and today’s event is an opportunity to once again discuss the most pressing issues in this area with the highest level professionals, exchange experiences, and develop new solutions.
Over the past 6 years, thanks to the implementation of the national project “Healthcare”, we have significantly updated the infrastructure: built and repaired more than 11 thousand primary care facilities, re-equipped more than 98% of children’s clinics, built 21 children’s hospitals. All this has allowed us to bring medical care closer, and especially preventive care.
Infrastructure changes along with the introduction of modern perinatal technologies ensured the achievement of a new historical minimum of infant mortality in 2024 – 4.0 per 1,000 children born alive. This is a significant result!
But we still have much to do.
The first important block is protecting the reproductive health of our citizens. In 2024, more than 26 million children were covered by preventive medical examinations. Over 97% of adolescents aged 15–17 years – for the purpose of preserving reproductive health. Reproductive system diseases were detected in 5% of girls and 4% of boys. All children were taken under dispensary observation.
Last year, a medical examination of the adult population aged 18 to 49 years was launched to assess reproductive health. Almost 7 million of our citizens underwent it at the expense of compulsory medical insurance funds. More than 230 thousand diseases affecting the ability to have children were identified. Treatment was organized for all patients.
From 2022 to 2024, a pilot project “Reproductive Health” was implemented in 7 regions, and a pilot project aimed at stimulating the birth rate was implemented in 3 regions. Based on the results of their implementation, regional programs were adopted in 85 constituent entities of the Russian Federation, including a new set of measures aimed at protecting reproductive health and increasing the birth rate. This work creates the potential for additional births, the main efforts should be aimed at increasing the coverage of medical examinations for the timely correction of reproductive disorders.
The second block of measures is aimed at preserving nascent life – reducing the number of abortions. For this purpose, new approaches have been developed to working with women in the situation of reproductive choice and supporting pregnant women who find themselves in a difficult life situation.
This is a set of measures that includes legal, psychological, medical and social support and assistance. Today, such work is being carried out in 900 created women’s consultation offices and social assistance centers. Thanks to these measures, more than 41 thousand pregnancies were saved in 2024. This work must be continued, paying attention to each woman.
The third block is increasing the availability and effectiveness of IVF. From 2019 to 2024, the number of all IVF cycles performed under compulsory medical insurance increased by almost 20%, and the number of full IVF cycles increased by 14%.
It is necessary to improve the methods of providing such assistance, increasing its quality. The main criterion should be the achievement of the result – the birth of a healthy baby.
Last year, more than 32 thousand children were born thanks to reproductive technologies.
Measures to protect motherhood and childhood will be continued within the framework of the federal project “Protection of Motherhood and Childhood” of the national project “Family”, which was launched on January 1, 2025, by decision of the head of state. 146.7 billion rubles have been allocated from the federal budget for its implementation, of which 76 billion will be allocated in the next three years.
By 2030, we plan to create 336 women’s consultations, equip 142 perinatal centers and maternity hospitals, 180 children’s hospitals, and purchase 526 mobile medical complexes for children’s clinics. This will ensure the availability of qualified care for women and children, including reproductive health care.
I thank everyone gathered here for the invaluable contribution you make to the protection of motherhood and childhood in our country.
I am confident that during today’s fruitful discussions you will exchange experiences and best practices that help preserve the reproductive health of our citizens, save the lives and health of newborn babies, and also develop new solutions so that there are more of us, Russians!
Good luck to you!
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