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The Healthy Life project organizes a number of events dedicated to effective international cooperation between Russia and the African continent in the field of healthcare

On the margins of the Russia–Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum scheduled for 27–28 July in St. Petersburg, the Roscongress Foundation's Healthy Life project will host various events aimed at fostering effective international cooperation between Russia and the African continent in the healthcare sector. A prominent highlight among these events will be the presentation of the Medicine cluster, jointly organized by the Healthy Life project and the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, with the backing of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

 

The events will be attended by Mikhail Murashko, Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Jane Ruth Aceng, Minister of Health of the Republic of Uganda, Kalumbi Shangula, Minister of Health and Social Services of the Republic of Namibia, Alla Samoylova, Head of the Federal Service for Supervision of Health Care, Andrey Kaprin, General Director, National Medical Research Center for Radiology of the Ministry of Health of Russia, Gennady Suhih, Director of the National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology named after Academician V.I. Kulakov of the Russian Ministry of Health, Dmitry Usachev, Director of the National Medical Research Center for Neurosurgery named after Academician N.N. Burdenko of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Valentina Kosenko, Acting Director General of the Scientific Centre for the Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, and others.

 

The forum's exhibition space will showcase several thematic clusters. Among these, the Medicine cluster will feature 25 prominent organizations representing the Russian pharmaceutical industry. They will present the latest advancements and best practices in domestic healthcare, as well as demonstrate breakthrough scientific and technological developments in medicine and pharmaceuticals to official foreign delegations. Additionally, the cluster will highlight Russia's leading medical universities and advanced medical institutions, including medical tourism centres.

 

The programme of the Forum in the Healthy Life space includes expert discussions, among them: "Exporting Medical Education in Today's Reality", "Pharmaceutical Industry and Healthcare: International Platforms for Regulatory Cooperation", "Drug Security for People’s Health and Lives", "Export of Russian Medical Services", "Innovative Medical Products: From Idea To Transfer and Manufacturing", "Russian Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders for African Countries: Paths for Cooperation", "Advanced Medical Devices: Focusing on Exports".

 

Participants will engage in discussions on the formation and strengthening of mutually beneficial partnerships between Russia and the African continent in the field of healthcare and pharmaceutical policy. They will also focus on exploring the prospects and potential for the transfer of contemporary medical technologies and equipment, along with the implementation of cutting-edge digital system solutions. Additionally, the agenda will encompass topics such as the introduction of innovative drugs and medical products to the market, improving the accessibility of medical education, and ensuring continuous availability of strategically vital medicines and medical devices for citizens of both Russia and African countries.

 

Participants of the session "Effective Cooperation in Healthcare: Drugs, Innovation, Technology," which is a part of the main business programme, will engage in discussions about opportunities for mutually beneficial cooperation in the exchange of medical technologies and scientific achievements. Additionally, they will address measures aimed at strengthening regulatory systems to boost the volume of exports in the Russian pharmaceutical industry.

 

On 28 July, separately in the framework of the Forum programme, an exposition of the achievements of the Russian pharmaceutical and healthcare industry will be presented, with the participation of Sergey Glagolev, Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, and the Ministers of Health and Industry of the African continent.

 

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“We highly value the results of our joint work at the summit. I am sure the achieved results are creating a good foundation for further deepening the Russia-Africa partnership in the interests of our nations’ prosperity and wellbeing.”

President of the Russian Federation
Vladimir Putin

The Russia–Africa Summit, which is taking place in Sochi on 23–24 October 2019, encapsulates the historically friendly relations between the African continent and the Russian Federation. This Summit carries great significance as it is the first of its kind to emerge during a period of major global and international transformations. In response to the aspirations of the people it is representing, the Summit intends to build a comprehensive framework for expanding Russian–African relations into broader horizons of joint cooperation across different fields.

The African nations and Russia share a common understanding of international relations, based on the principles of respect for the rule of international law, equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of states, and the peaceful resolution of disputes. Both sides affirm their commitment to support multilateral actions to oppose new international threats, be they terrorism and extremism in all their forms, or declining growth rates. The two sides share a firm conviction regarding the importance of developing trade flows and supporting mutual investment in such a way as to ensure security, peace and development for the African and Russian people.

African countries have huge potential and opportunities that will allow them, once efforts to streamline their economies have been achieved, to emerge as real global players. In recent years, the nations of this continent have achieved major successes spanning the political, economic, social and administrative spheres. Africa has flourished in terms of growth over the past decade, reaching a continent-wide growth rate of 3.55% in 2018.

The African Union Summit, which was held in Niger in July 2019, continued the efforts of the African countries and saw the African Continental Free Trade Agreement come into force, along with its operational instruments. The agreement is one of the key objectives of Agenda 2063, an African development strategy that has been created to address the African people’s desire for prosperity and decent living standards.

These successes are opening up wide-ranging prospects for cooperation between African countries and the Russian Federation, and confirm the determination of African governments and their people to cooperate with multiple partners in order to establish mutually beneficial relations.

With this in mind, we express our hopes that the Russia–Africa Summit will help in the establishment of constructive strategic relations, based on partnership between two sides across various fields, and in the service of fulfilling the hopes and aspirations of the African people and their friends in Russia.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdelfattah ALSISI