The XXI All-Russian Forum «Health of the Nation — the Foundation of Russia’s Prosperity» took place at the Gostiny Dvor Exhibition Complex

From May 13 to 15, 2026 the forum was organized by the All-Russian Public Organization «League of the Nation’s Health» and the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing, with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the State Duma, and the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. On May 15, as part of the event’s congress program, a round table in English titled «Life Expectancy of Russian Citizens: New Challenges of the Time» was held. It was organized by the Foreign Languages Department of the Institute of Medicine of the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN). The moderators were department assistants A.V. Zodbinova, A.M. Kupriyanova, and M. Mroue.

The event was attended by 50 students of the «Translator» program, 19 of whom presented reports. Nikolai Bugaev, Advisor to the President of the League of the Nation’s Health, delivered a welcoming speech on behalf of the forum organizers and presented the participants with letters of appreciation signed by the President of the organization, Academician Leo Boqueria.

Following the event, a guided tour of the exhibition was organized to introduce the students to the best practices and latest innovations in the field of Russian healthcare.A special pride of the Foreign Languages Department of the Institute of Medicine is the long-standing contribution of assistant Anna Subotina as the program director, whose efforts shape the relevant and substantive business program of the All-Russian Forum «Health of the Nation — the Foundation of Russia’s Prosperity.»