Russia Expands Adult Health Screenings
The proposed changes make medical examinations more personalized by expanding the range of tests for specific risk groups. In particular, the new medical examination project implies assessing the reproductive health of citizens aged 18 to 49.
Consensus
- The Ministry of Health of Russia is preparing a new order for conducting preventive medical examinations and health screenings for adults.
- The new order aims to make health screenings more personalized and expand the range of tests for specific risk groups.
- Assessment of reproductive health for individuals aged 18–49 will be introduced, conducted in stages by age groups, alongside routine preventive exams.
- Veterans of military operations (SVO) will receive additional guarantees, including mandatory psychological consultation on the first day of screening, with deadlines of 3 working days in cities and 10 days in rural or remote areas if not possible on the first day.
- Lipid profile testing will be included, with frequency of every 6 years for those aged 18–39 and every 3 years for those aged 40 and older.
- One-time lifetime testing for lipoprotein(a), a genetically determined risk factor for atherosclerosis, will be introduced.
- Cardiovascular risk assessment will be improved using data from CT scans, including coronary calcium scores.
- Regions will be granted authority to equip medical facilities with decision-support systems, including AI-based medical devices registered in Russia.
Points of divergence
- Ultrasound of the abdominal aorta will be added as part of the second stage of screening for men aged 65–75 who smoke or have a family history of abdominal aortic aneurysm. — vedomosti
- On August 26, the Ministry of Health announced changes to the list of organs and tissues permitted for transplantation, including spinal cord, bones, bone fragments, and nerves, while removing skull vault and mandible bones. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Ministry of Health of Russia will expand the program of medical examination of the adult population — Коммерсантъ
- In the Russian Ministry of Health, plans to expand the screening program — Вести
- Ministry of Health intends to expand the screening program in the Russian Federation — Вечерняя Москва
- Ministry of Health prepared new order for conducting adult screening — Интерфакс
- Ministry of Health will expand the screening program — Ведомости