Seminar on preventive medicine theme by the Japanese government in Russia December 19th 7:55

As the Russian Putin government places importance on policies to extend the average life expectancy of people as part of its growth strategy, the Japanese government will hold a seminar on preventive medicine in Moscow and work on Japanese companies to give employees medical examinations. Introduced.

The seminar, held on the 18th in Moscow, was organized by the Japanese government because it included efforts to extend the healthy life expectancy of Russians in the eight cooperation plans that Japan is promoting with Russia.

In this report, Chiba Prefecture medical corporations introduced Japanese initiatives, such as the support provided by companies when employees working for Japanese companies receive medical checkups.

The seminar was attended by about 300 people, including labor managers from a major company in Moscow, and the man said, “It was useful to know a new perspective on preventive medicine.”

The Putin administration places a high priority on policies to extend life expectancy as part of its growth strategy, as the average life expectancy of Russians is around 72 years old compared to other countries in Europe and the United States. A trading company and other organizations are also developing a medical center for medical examinations.

Mr. Yasuyuki Sahara, General Manager of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, who hosted the seminar, said, “I hope that Japan's experience will be useful in the medical field closely related to people's lives, and that the overall relationship between the two countries will eventually improve. "