A healthcare revolution is sweeping Russia. Both Russia’s federal and regional governments — enriched by energy and commodity exports over the last decade — have poured money into the country’s healthcare system, which crumbled after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin have made improving the health of Russians central to their policies and pledged billions of dollars to boost healthcare.
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