Russia reached a record low infant mortality rate

In turn, the maternal mortality rate in 2014 dropped by about 10 percent. In 2014, we performed the fourth and fifth goals Development Goals of the United Nations and included in the short list of countries for these indicators. This is a significant result for us - summarized Skvortsov. 

The Minister also said that the amount of free medical care in Russia will not decrease. In particular, the ministry plans to hold the price of drugs and implants, which is a separate task the Ministry of Health. 

The Minister said that at the end of 2014 increased detection of cancers at an early stage. 70 percent identified cancer occur in cancer first and second stages. Overall, clinical examination and routine inspections in the past year has been more than 41 million Russians.