Moldovan government to compensate the population during the cold season.  

The Moldovan government will compensate the population during the cold season.     02.10.24     The Moldovan government will pay compensation to the population during the cold season, but the payment procedure has not yet been determined. As reported by INFOTAG, this was announced by the Minister of Labour and Social Protection, Alexei Buzu. …

Sexual abuse and early teenage pregnancy in Kazakhstan

Sexual abuse and lack of sex education in Kazakhstan: More than 1,000 cases of early teenage pregnancies recorded during the first half of 2024   30.09.2024   Article published on the rus.azattyq.org website   This article is an edited version of the original text.   Pregnant as a result of rape   Guldauren (not her …

Uzbeks deported from Russia have a hard time back home

I’m tired of not having any money: Uzbeks deported from the Russian Federation speak about hard times back in their homeland   29.09.2024   Article published on the rus.azattyq website   This article has been edited from the original text   Russia continues to organise mass deportations of migrants where there are problems with their …

Russia: Supreme Court rules drugs for rare diseases cannot be refused on financial grounds

Russia’s Constitutional Court rules on the treatment of Russians suffering from orphan diseases   27.09.2024   Article published on the ASI website   According to Kommersant, the Russian Federation’s Supreme Court has ruled on the treatment of Russians with rare orphan diseases.   Last December, Tatarstan’s State Council wrote to the Court, requesting a constitutional …

Russia: life expectancy down 15 years due to chronic illness

Fifteen years of people’s life expectancy lost due to chronic diseases, says a study   27.09.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The civil society organisation League of the Nation’s Health has discovered that in 80% of cases, Russians die as a result of chronic infectious and non-infectious diseases.   Izvestia has studied …

Maternal Mortality in Turkmenistan: Data, Challenges and Questions.

Published by Progres Foundation (progres.online)   25/09/2024 Turkmenistan has made some limited headway in reducing maternal mortality but a closer examination of the available data reveals gaps and challenges that could hinder further progress. […] In their concluding observations on the sixth periodic report of Turkmenistan in February 2024, CEDAW Committee shared their concerns related to maternal mortality, women …

Russia: survey of attitudes to dementia

79% of Russians now know about dementia, says a recent study   23.09.2024   Article published on the ASI website   The National Agency for Financial Studies’ analytical centre has conducted a survey on the Dementia.net social project which focused on the Russian people’s awareness of dementia, its causes and symptoms.   The results of …

Russia forces out Doctors Without Borders after 32 years of work

23 September 2024 Last week, Doctors Without Borders announced that it had to close its operations in Russia after the Justice Ministry removed its affiliate office from the country’s foreign NGO register. Also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), this international non-governmental organization was among the first humanitarian missions to start working in Russia after the Soviet …

VAT increases price of medicines in Kyrgyzstan

Medicines to be more expensive in Kyrgyzstan with the introduction of VAT   17.09.2024   Article published on the 24.kg website   The price of medicines and pharmaceutical products is expected to rise in Kyrgyzstan, according to Asel Turdaliyeva, Chief Medical Specialist at the Ministry of Health.   The Council of Ministers has announced the …