About the Forum

Date of event

The Healthy Life Forum will take place on 27 October 2020 under the slogan “Responding to global challenges”.

Location

The Rossiya Segodnya International Multimedia Press Centre, Moscow

The Healthy Life Forum is the main event to take place under the Roscongress Foundation’s Healthy Life social project. The project was established with the aim of identifying practical proposals to improve healthcare and implement national projects which seek to increase life expectancy in Russia.

This year’s Forum will focus on the development and production of COVID-19 vaccines and the modernization of the healthcare personnel system. The most significant areas of government responsibility in healthcare will also come under the spotlight. These include tackling diabetes, preventing and reducing cardiovascular diseases and the impact they have, reducing cancer mortality, fighting the spread of HIV, increasing life expectancy in Russia to 78 by 2030, ensuring natural population growth in the country, and more.

The Forum is held with the support of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

Participants

The Healthy Life Forum brings together representatives of federal and regional government bodies, key figures from the medical community, members of various unions and associations, and renowned experts in the field.

Taking part

Panel discussions will be held at the press centre. Forum participants will be able to watch events online.

Those wishing to take part in the Forum must register in advance.