Within the scope of the seminar “Medicine and longevity in Union state” press-conference with seminar participants will take place in National press-centre of the Republic of Belarus on April 9

On April 8-9 in Minsk (Belarusian State Medicine University, Derzhinski prospect, 83) standing Union state seminar meeting under Parliamentary Assembly on the subject “Medicine and longevity in Union state” will take place.

On April 8-9 in Minsk (Belarusian State Medicine University, Derzhinski prospect, 83) standing Union state seminar meeting under Parliamentary Assembly on the subject “Medicine and longevity in Union state” will take place.

Parliamentary Assembly deputies and representatives of Union state standing Committee, RB and RF main ministries and departments and scientific community will take part in the seminar.

In the course of the meeting the following issues are supposed to be discussed:

? about the compliance with the contractual provisions of Union state foundation agreement and the implementation of the Russian Federation and Belarus Republic Action Programm for provisions realization of the Agreement about Union State foundation in the sphere of medicine and health care;

? about economic security of lifetime problem-solving in Union State;

? about legislation unification in the sphere of medicine and health care;

? about social projects in RB and RF aimed at demography and longevity increase problem-solving;

? about health personnel training and retraining in the Republic of Belarus and Russian Federation.

Seminar programm includes:

April 8

10.00 – seminar opening (BSMU assembly hall, second floor)

11.05 – seminar participants interview for mass media representatives

11.30 – seminar conference

14.00 – continuation of seminar working

15.00 - acquaintance with BSMU work

16.00 – medical establishments visit: municipal clinical emergency hospital (route №1, Kizhevatov Street, 58) and republican theoretical and practical cardiology centre (route №2, R.Luxemburg Street, 110).

April 9

10.00 - continuation of seminar working.

12.00 – adoption of a resulting document and seminar closing.

15.00 – press-conference with seminar participants in National press centre of the Republic of Belarus (October Street, 5)

Journalists’ accreditation is realized till 18 o’clock on April 7 in 2008 over phone number in Moscow: (495) 608-68-59, 607-38-46; in Minsk: (375-17) 222-63-87.