Picture of the day: digest of the main news from July 10, 2025
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#1 The Russian Ministry of Finance presented preliminary data on the execution of federal budget expenditures for the implementation of new national projects as of July 1, 2025, six months after their launch. The national project "Long and Active Life", which replaced the Healthcare project, has been executed by 49.1% (182.8 billion rubles) - 370 billion rubles have been allocated for its implementation in 2025. In 2019, six months after the implementation of the Healthcare project, the execution level was 54.5% (87.36 billion rubles). At that time, annual funding was 160.3 billion rubles. In 2025, the highest level of budget execution was recorded for the federal projects “Combating Hepatitis C and Minimizing the Risks of Spreading this Disease” – 88.6% (3.986 billion rubles) – and “Medical Rehabilitation Optimal for Restoring Health” – 70.7% (13.6 billion rubles).
#2 The State Duma has adopted in the third reading a bill that regulates the possibility of transferring free of charge, in the form of humanitarian aid, medicines and medical products (except for alcohol-containing ones), as well as dietary supplements and other goods to those in need. The decision applies to products confiscated through the courts due to the lack of labeling. The changes, as indicated by the developer of the project (the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation), are aimed at creating legal certainty for highly demanded consumer goods and the possibility of their further use by the state.
Regulators
The State Duma adopted the draft law "On Certain Issues of Regulating the Platform Economy in the Russian Federation" in the first reading. At the same time, a companion draft law passed its first reading - on bringing other legal acts into line with the proposed federal law. By July 13, 2025, the developers of the documents must submit the amendments announced during the discussion. In particular, the deputies proposed "balancing the approach to the responsibility of the parties" - marketplace operators and their partner sellers.
Prospects
Generium has received permission to conduct phase I clinical trials of GNR-104 with the active ingredient asfotase alpha. According to data from the State Register of Medicines, it is planned to conduct an open comparative randomized crossover clinical trial of the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GNR-104 and Strenzik from the American Alexion (a division of AstraZeneca) with the same INN. The latter drug is currently the only registered drug in Russia with asfotase alpha, used as long-term enzyme replacement therapy for patients with childhood-onset hypophosphatasia. In 2024, the Federal Center for Prevention and Prevention of Diseases of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation and regional departments announced 47 tenders for the supply of the drug with a total value of more than 6.2 billion rubles.
Litigation
The Moscow Arbitration Court brought Algorithm Plus LLC (the legal entity that runs the Ya Zdorov clinic) to administrative responsibility for a number of violations identified by the Moscow Territorial Authority of Roszdravnadzor and imposed a fine of 4 thousand rubles. The service also acted as the applicant. In February, the media wrote about cases of sepsis in several patients after an in vitro fertilization procedure performed at the clinic, then Rospotrebnadzor temporarily suspended the work of the medical center.
Sankur market
The Federation of Trade Unions of the Chelyabinsk Region intends to sell 44% of the shares of OJSC "Ural Sanatorium" (6,756 shares) at auction. The starting price is 430 million rubles, the bidding step is 21.5 million rubles. The Ural Sanatorium in the Chelyabinsk Region specializes in the treatment of patients with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, musculoskeletal system, cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous, genitourinary, endocrine systems and skin problems.
Career
Personnel decisions have been made in two regions regarding the health ministers. Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko extended the term of Dmitry Markelov, who took office in July 2024, for another year. In Vladimir Region, Tamara Tomaeva became the acting head of the department, having been appointed first deputy minister of health in the region only on July 1, 2025. In December 2024, Valery Yanin left the post of minister - a criminal case was opened against him. Tomaeva became the third acting head after Yanin left.
International agenda
U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated the idea of imposing tariffs of up to 200% on foreign-made pharmaceuticals at a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Trump said he could give drugmakers a year or more to move their operations to the U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said more details on the drug tariffs would be available later this month.
Other news:
Deputy Head of FMBA Receives Rank of 2nd Class Advisor
A program to prevent professional burnout among medical workers is launched in the Kostroma region
Measles cases in US hit highest level since disease was declared eradicated
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