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Russia Today
04-03-2025
- Health
- Russia Today
Quarter of Russian adults are obese
Nearly one in four adult Russians grapple with obesity, a pressing public health concern that the government is determined to address, according to Health Minister Mikhail Murashko. Last year, the national adult obesity rate was 24.6%, with women disproportionately affected, the official said at a forum in Moscow on Tuesday. Reducing this figure is a top priority for the ministry, along with combating alcohol and tobacco abuse – habits that, according to government estimates, deprive vulnerable Russians of an average of seven years of life. The ministry is also committed to promoting reproductive health, Murashko said. He emphasized that tackling obesity requires a long-term strategy focused on children aged 7 to 11. The minister pointed out that kids face particularly severe health risks from excessive body mass and are more prone to becoming obese, with nearly 33% of Russians in this age group classified as such. He asserted that fostering healthy diets and fitness habits in children is essential for tackling the problem. Last October, Murashko warned that the number of Russians living with obesity had increased by 10% in five years, reaching 2.4 million. Health officials say the problem is increasingly serious in younger generations, contributing to life-threatening heart conditions and other threats to health. According to the World Health Organization, obesity is becoming an increasingly widespread global problem, with 890 million adults estimated to be living with it in 2022. Worldwide obesity rates have doubled since 1990.
See - Sada Elbalad
17-02-2025
- Health
- See - Sada Elbalad
Russian Ministry of Health is ready to support training of Ethiopian doctors
Basant Ahmed Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko and Ethiopian Ambassador to Moscow Genet Teshome Girru discussed plans of cooperation between the countries in the field of health care and prospects of its development for the current year. This is reported on the website of the Russian Ministry. They agreed to increase comprehensive cooperation, including in the field of medical education. According to Murashko, 24 Ethiopian citizens are now studying in Russian universities. He added that the Russian leadership is ready to expand this cooperation and support the training of Ethiopian specialists in narrow medical fields, according to Fana Media Corporation (FMC), a partner of TV BRICS. "Today, among other things, we are engaged in training specialists who already have medical education. In particular, 87 Ethiopian medical professionals have been trained in our country on maternal and child care," Murashko emphasised. At the meeting the Minister and the Ambassador outlined joint plans. Among them is holding consultations of patients in Ethiopia by Russian specialists. Murashko added that medics from Russia are ready to share knowledge with their Ethiopian colleagues. Moscow and Addis Ababa maintain active cooperation in this sphere. For example, the Russian side supplies mobile laboratories to Ethiopia to support the efforts of the republic's authorities to strengthen the healthcare system
