May 01, 1997

Facts and Figures


v In 1996, Russia’s Health care system counted 650,000 doctors and more than 1,5 mn nurses and sisters. Russia’s health care system is comprised of 12,000 health care institutions with a capacity of 1.8 mn beds, plus 22,000 polyclinics.

w The death rate from infectious and parasitic diseases grew almost two-fold from 1991 to 1996. Venereal diseases are on the rise. Russia has 376,000 patients registered with syphilis and 197,000 with gonorrhea.

z Almost half of Russia’s population drinks water whose quality is below state standards. This leads to repeated outbreaks of dysentery and hepatitis.


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