“If our primary health care link is in the condition it is still in, the number of heart attacks and strokes will not decrease. Because failure in the primary link is the problem, ”he said.
As Putin pointed out, it is necessary “to take additional measures to strengthen primary health care”.
“I ask the Ministry of Health, and not only the ministry, but also the government. First, you need to analyze the entire level system and the quality of the organization of wages in the primary link. In the whole country, we kind of achieved the target indicators - 200% for the region’s economy, but this is far from being the case everywhere, ”he added.
The president also instructed the government by October 1 to prepare principles for modernizing the primary health care system.
“To prepare the principles of modernization of primary health care in the country. The second is to initiate and organize the preparation of regional programs for the modernization of primary health care in the regions of Russia. These programs should be ready and should be protected no later than July 1 of next year, ”he said.
The head of state also noted that Russian citizens rightly complain about the quality of primary health care.
RT was broadcast live.