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Putin Instructs Govt to Consider Cooperation in Nuclear Medicine Within 2024 BRICS Summit

© Sputnik . Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankPreparation of a radioactive pharmaceutical for the treatment of oncological diseases in the Laboratory of experimental nuclear medicine of the A. F. Tsyba MRSC, Obninsk, Russia.
Preparation of a radioactive pharmaceutical for the treatment of oncological diseases in the Laboratory of experimental nuclear medicine of the A. F. Tsyba MRSC, Obninsk, Russia.  - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 20.04.2024
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Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty that uses radioactive substances to diagnose and treat various conditions and diseases. It involves the use of small amounts of radioactive materials, known as radiotracers, which are injected, swallowed, or inhaled by the patient.
Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed to consider issues of cooperation in nuclear medicine within the framework of the BRICS 2024 summit in the Russian city of Kazan.
"The Government of Russia, together with the country's Foreign Ministry, within the framework of the BRICS interstate association summit in Kazan, to consider issues related to the organization of long-term joint cooperation of specialized scientific centers in the field of nuclear medicine development, including the development and introduction of radiopharmaceutical drugs," the list of instructions from the head of state said.
Russion Rosatom corporation's logo - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 20.10.2023
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In September 2023, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom signed a memorandum of understanding with the Algerian Atomic Energy Commission (COMENA) on cooperation "in the field of application of non-energy nuclear technologies in healthcare and development of nuclear medicine in Algeria."
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