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Chairman of Board of Angela Vavilova Fund, Vladimir Vavilov was awarded the State Prize of the Russian Federation for outstanding achievements in the field of charitable activities. He was noticed for his creation of the first in the Tatarstan capital hospice.

The conference will discuss questions of diagnostics, treatment and dispensary observation of patients with achalasia cardia, endosonographic diagnosis of pancreatobiliary area diseases, diseases of the colon, esophagus. The interaction between General medical and oncologic institutions, modern endoscopic and surgical techniques will be also discussed.

 The end of the campaign "Borodabr" will be celebrated by "Healthy rock-n-roll" on December, 12 at 19.00 o’clock in Kazan. Campaign "Borodabr" was held in Tatarstan from November, 7 till December, 7 and was aimed at informing the population about cancer among men.

Rustam Minnikhanov has visited Municipal Hospital No. 2 opened after renovation. According to Health Minister Adel Vafin, the reconstruction cost 500 million roubles. Special funds were used to purchase of new equipment: modern computer tomograph, endoscopic equipment, devices for ultrasonic diagnostics.

Every tenth inhabitant of Tatarstan was injured in winter last year according to the chief freelance traumatologist-orthopedist of TR Health Ministry Sergey Krivoshapko. 13 million people are injured during the year across the country.

 Works (articles, sketches, tele- and radio reports) on pressing questions of preventive maintenance of cardiovascular diseases and locomotorium diseases are represented on competition.

II Interregional Scientific-practical Conference of Volga Federal district "Actual questions of infectious pathology" has started today in Kazan. The event has gathered leading scientists from Russia, experts in the field of infectious diseases, epidemiology, General practitioners and pediatricians.