Russian healthcare may pose Putin problems in 2016

Russia is reforming the heath system but as hospitals close, healthcare may become a key issue in 2016 Duma polls

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  • Modernisation turns to cost-cutting
  • Health protests may rise
  • Funding lags behind West
  • New and old challenges
  • Life expectancy
  • Hospital deaths increase
  • Scepticism about doctors

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