Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko discussed with Zimbabwean Health and Child Protection Minister Douglas Mombeshora in Moscow the development of cooperation in the field of medicine, the Russian Health Ministry stated on Tuesday.
"During the meeting, the parties discussed the development of cooperation in the field of medical education, medical products and the system of development of emergency medical care," the ministry said.
One of the promising areas of bilateral cooperation is assistance in training medical personnel for the Zimbabwean healthcare system, the press service said.
To date, more than 100 Zimbabweans are studying in educational organizations under the Russian Ministry of Health, and this direction is planned to be developed in the future, the ministry said.
In addition, the Zimbabwean delegation visited the Russian National Medical Research Center of Rehabilitation and Balneology, where Mombeshora was shown a digital diagnostic complex for field diagnosis and dispensary of the population, as well as a mobile laboratory complex for rapid analysis of drugs.
During the meeting, Mombeshora also expressed his condolences to the families of the victims of the March 22 terrorist attack at the Crocus City Hall near Moscow.
The shooting and fire took place on the evening of March 22 before a concert at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, near Moscow. A Sputnik correspondent who witnessed the incident reported that several men in camouflage and without masks broke into the hall, shot people at close range and threw incendiary bombs.
The terrorists killed 139 people and injured 182 more, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported.