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TR Health Minister Marat Sadykov has visited Laishevsky district. He was accompanied by Head of the district Mikhail Afanasyev and head physician of CRH Elena Korobova. Health Minister has visited Stolbishchensky Primary Health Center, where he has inspected the premises and has got acquainted with the conditions of medical services to patients. Then, Marat Sadykov has visited the clinic under construction in the village Peschanye Kovali and got acquainted with the construction of the new building. Marat Sadykov has also visited the plant of disposable sterile medical instruments "KMIZ LUCH", located in the village Kirby.

Chistopol residents took part in the all-Russian campaign STOP HIV/AIDS, dedicated to World Memorial Day of AIDS victims. TR Health Ministry, National AIDS Center and Public Organization "Prevention and initiative" have organized a motor rally "Kazan-Zelenodolsk-Chistopol-Kazan" in order to attract public attention to the problem of HIV infection. The mobile complex made a stop in the territory of Chistopol Medical School where everyone could pass a free anonymous express test for HIV infection. 115 people have learned their HIV status.

"Healthy school" is a preventive campaign, which is designed to motivate children and adolescents to form a healthy lifestyle. Physicians and specialists of healthcare institutions read a lecture for students of secondary school № 179 of Novo-Savinovsky district of Kazan.

Training of disaster medicine took place in Municipal Hospital №5 of Naberezhnye Chelny. It was dedicated to the actions of specialized medical care and nursing teams in the mass admission of victims with mechanical trauma.

Preventive campaign "Know your blood pressure", dedicated to the World Hypertension Day, took place in Nizhnekamsk. Specialists of Medical Prevention Center and Health Center entered the Nizhnekamsk market to remind residents about the prevention of heart attacks and strokes. Nizhnekamsk citizens had the opportunity to measure blood pressure, to identify hypertension.  Everybody could also examine the condition of their lungs in mobile fluorography station.

Specialized exhibition "World of childhood" is held in Kazan. Every year the event brings together children, their parents and expectant mothers, as well as manufacturers and suppliers of children's goods and services. Traditionally, the exposition of healthcare institutions of the Republic is presented at the exhibition. Conferences, seminars, round tables on topical issues of health, development and education of children will be held within two days.

Donor campaign "Give the warmth of your heart" took place in Republican Blood Center within the framework of the "Decade of good" together with the public organization "Good Kazan", the Regional Public Organization "Academy of creative youth of the Republic of Tatarstan – “I am a TR Donor”.

All-Russian campaign "STOP HIV/AIDS" is held in Kazan for the fifth time. The main target audience of the campaign is young people and students of professional educational organizations and educational institutions, as well as high school students.

The Holy month of Ramadan will begin on May, 15 and will last until June, 14. Uraza is the time of obligatory fasting. What diseases can be a contraindication to fasting and how Muslims should observe Uraza?

Congratulatory addresses on behalf of TR President R. N. Minnikhanov were presented to couples Kamov and Akinshin in Republican Clinical Hospital. Leaders and staff of Perinatal Center– Deputy head physician for obstetric and gynecological care I. R. Galimova, head of newborn unit A. R. Idiyatullina and nurses took part in the ceremony.