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Russia’s Demographics: Key Drivers
The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum hosted an expert discussion entitled ‘Russia’s Demographics’. The session had two thematic parts – ‘Preservation of the Able-Bodied Population as a Socio-Economic Challenge’ and ‘Increasing the Birth Rate in Russia: Solutions and Prospects’. The session was moderated by Oleg Apolikhin, Director of N.A. Lopatkin Research Institute of Urology and Interventional Radiology – branch of the Institution National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.
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Egypt to Become a Guest Country at the Jubilee SPIEF in 2022
Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation Anton Kobyakov held a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Russia Ihab Talaat Nasr in Moscow. During the meeting, the parties discussed Egypt’s participation in the jubilee 25th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum next year as a Guest Country, plans for preparation for the Russia–Africa Summit, as well as resumption of air traffic and related epidemiological safety measures.
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Technological Sovereignty of the EAEU: Successes and Potential of the National Pharma Industry
The session ‘Technological Sovereignty of the EAEU: Successes and Potential of the National Pharma Industry’ was held as part of the Drug Security Forum, which kicked off the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Roscongress Foundation Signs over 30 Cooperation Agreements at SPIEF 2021
The Roscongress Foundation signed over 30 cooperation agreements with Russian and foreign organizations and associations on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The documents aim to develop cooperation in the organization of congress and exhibition events (forums, conferences, roundtables, and business meetings) both in Russia and abroad.
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SPIEF Session Addresses Innovative Drug Therapy
During the session ‘Innovative Therapy: Access Code’ on the sidelines of SPIEF 2021, experts discussed ways to increase access to innovative drug therapy for patients. The session took place as part of the business programme of the Drug Security Forum.
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Healthy Life as a Growth Path
The expert discussion ‘Healthy Life as a Path of Growth: Uniting All, Available to Each’ was held as part of the Healthy Life Area on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. During the session, experts discussed public policy measures that help to strengthen medical care in terms of the prevention and early diagnosis of socially significant diseases, and also identified a number of practical steps on the part of the state, the medical community, and business that aim to reduce health risks for the most vulnerable people during the pandemic, including citizens with cardiovascular diseases.
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Immunization as an Investment Attraction Point
A panel session titled ‘Immunization as an Investment Attraction Point: How Will the Pandemic Change the Vaccine Development Market as a Whole?’ was held at the Drug Security Forum during the SPIEF 2021.
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Haemato-Oncology: High-Quality Care and Access to Innovations
The session ‘Haemato-Oncology: High-Quality Care and Access to Innovations’ was held as part of the business programme of the Healthy Life Area on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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Recap of the SPIEF Junior Youth Section
The SPIEF Junior youth section was held for the first time at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
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SPIEF 2021 Shines the Spotlight on Healthcare
The Healthy Life Area operated on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The business programme sessions of the Healthy Life Area encompassed a wide range of issues, such as the fight against infectious and non-infectious diseases, the development of high technologies in medical care, the creation of medical ecosystems as well as the development of Russian medical science.
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SPIEF Session Addresses Achieving National Goal of Increasing Russians’ Life Expectancy
The expert discussion ‘The 78+ Target: Responding to the Challenges of the Pandemic’ was held as part of the business programme of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The session is part of the ‘Delivering on National Development Targets’ and was organized by the Roscongress Foundation’s Healthy Life project.
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Russian video conferencing platform was widely used in SPIEF 2021
The Roscongress Foundation used the Russian video conferencing platform (VCS) Vinteo to connect speakers online as part of the 24-th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) business program. The distinctive feature of the VCS system on the forum was use of a function of simultaneous translations, integrated into the software Vinteo server, for organizing simultaneous interpretation in 12 languages during video conferences.
