Putin signs bill fixing drug prices during emergencies into lawPresident Vladimir Putin has signed a bill on fixing maximum allowed prices of certain medicine during emergencies or outbreaks of infections into law.10:40 27.03.2020
Bill broadening Government’s powers at times mass diseases loom reaches State DumaRussia’s Government has submitted to the State Duma a package of amendments to the legislation seeking to vest it with new powers to prevent and respond to emergencies, among them threats of mass diseases outbreaks.09:33 27.03.2020
Voting on Constitutional amendments to be postponed because of pandemic – PutinIt is necessary to postpone the voting on the amendments to Russia's Constitution, President Vladimir Putin has stated in his address to the nation on the issue of the coronavirus pandemic.17:19 25.03.2020
Russian doctors to diagnose patients using telemedicine – billMembers of the State Duma and the Federation Council have drafted a bill enabling doctors to screen and diagnose patients as well as prescribe treatments, if necessary, using telemedicine technologies.14:52 24.03.2020
Probe opened into Russia’s regional health official over quarantine breachInvestigators opened a probe into the external infection disease chief officer of Russia’s Stavropol Krai Irina Sannikova, who had failed to go under the 14-day coronavirus quarantine after her return from Spain.17:09 23.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma toughens penalties for e-trade in falsified medicinesThe State Duma has approved in the third and final reading a bill amending the Criminal and Administrative Offences Codes in a way toughening punishments for online trafficking in falsified and poor-quality drugs.18:32 19.03.2020
Putin: Constitution amending voting set for April but may be postponed for people’s healthRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed an order scheduling the All-Russia voting on amendments to the Constitution for April 22. However, the President has stated that the voting may be adjourned if the situation warrants it. The citizens’ health is above all else, he has said.10:34 18.03.2020
State Duma lawmakers back medicine overpricing prevention draft lawThe State Duma passed a bill on the prevention of overpricing in pharmacies in the face of an epidemic in the first reading on Tuesday.17:34 17.03.2020
Moskalkova seeks observance of healthcare rights of Russian prosecuted in U.S.Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova has forwarded an appeal in defense of the rights of Russian man Oleg Nikitin prosecuted in U.S. on several charges to the Director of the country’s Federal Bureau Of Prisons Michael Carvaja.15:42 17.03.2020
Russian rights advocates seek Cabinet's support for SMA medicine public purchase billThe Presidential Council for Human Rights is set to request the Russian government to support a bill providing for possible procuration of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) medicines at public expense.10:55 12.03.2020
Russian ombudsman to ask Red Cross to visit pilot Yaroshenko imprisoned in U.S.Russia’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Tatiana Moskalkova is going to request the Red Cross to visit pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko convicted in the U.S. of conspiracy to smuggle cocaine. The ombudsman took such a decision after a meeting with his wife and daughter.16:30 06.03.2020
Parents challenge placing of 5-year girl lived in perinatal center under guardianshipParents of a 5-year old girl, who had lived in a perinatal medical center since her birth, challenged a court ruling ordering to foster the child to a protection service.12:02 06.03.2020
Bill to prevent overpricing at Russian pharmacies reaches State DumaA draft law aimed to prevent overpricing at drug stores has been introduced into the State Duma.13:38 03.03.2020
Russia’s State Duma seeks to prevent overpricing at pharmaciesLawmakers of the lower house of Russia’s Parliament from the ruling United Russia party have drafted a bill aimed to prevent overpricing at drug stores, according to a vice-chair of the State Duma and the party’s parliamentary leader Sergey Neverov.12:11 06.02.2020
Rights of parents keeping daughter in perinatal center for years restrictedMoscow’s Presnensky District Court has put limits on parental rights of a couple, who have been keeping their daughter in a city’s perinatal medical center for 5 years.10:17 06.02.2020
Suspended sentence given to 29 people guilty of BAD fraudThe Moskovsky Ditrict Court of St. Petersburg gave suspended terms ranging from 1 to 7 years to 29 people guilty of fraudulent biologically active dietary supplement (BAD) sale to senior citizens under the guise of medicine.13:24 31.01.2020
Russia’s Human Rights Commissioner proposes to criminalize inadequate medical treatmentRussia’s ombudsman Tatiana Moskalkova has proposed to include in the national Criminal Code a separate provision defining sanctions for failure to provide adeqate medical aid to patients.15:09 23.01.2020
Moscow fitness instructor faces trial on smuggling chargesMoscow’s Meshchansky District Court will hear a criminal case against a fitness instructor charged with potent substance smuggling.18:01 21.01.2020
Moscow court to hear suit against parents keeping daughter in perinatal center for yearsMoscow’s Presnensky District Court will begin hearing a lawsuit for abridgement of parental rights of spouses, who have been keeping their daughter in a city’s perinatal medical center for 5 years.11:00 14.01.2020
Russian Prime Minister orders allocation of $360k for purchase abroad of drugs for childrenPrime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an order to allocate 22 million rubles ($360,000) from the government’s reserve fund for additional purchase abroad of drugs unregistered in Russia for children suffering from serious chronic illnesses.16:54 13.01.2020