Russian healthcare system badly ailing

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Chicago Tribune, February 26, 2008

Russian hospitals are understaffed, poorly equipped and rife with corruption, dragging down healthcare in an already unhealthy nation. The Russian government is pumping $6.4 billion into revamping healthcare, and much of that money is paying for the construction of eight high-tech medical centers across the country. The funds will also be used for new X-ray machines, electrocardiograms and ambulances at hospitals, and raises for family doctors.

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