The delegation of the Nizhny Novgorod region studied the best practices of the partner province of Jiangxi in the People's Republic of China in the field of health care.

      The delegation of the Nizhny Novgorod region, headed by Deputy Governor Andrey Checherin, was on a working visit to the city of Nanchang in Jiangxi Province of the People's Republic of China last week. The main goal of the trip to the partner region, with which the Nizhny Novgorod region has been cooperating for about three years, is to study the best practices in healthcare in Jiangxi. The parties already have experience in joint work on providing medical assistance to children. This and other areas of cooperation in the field of medicine have many prospects for development. The delegation included the Minister of Health of the Nizhny Novgorod region Galina Mikhaylova, the Director of the Medical Information and Analytical Center Tatyana Antokhova, as well as specialists from two medical institutions included in the flagship regional project for the comprehensive development of hospital territories "Health Quarter": the chief physician of the Research Institute - Specialized Cardiac Surgery Clinical Hospital named after Academician B.A. Korolev Anton Maximov, the chief physician of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital Svetlana Belozerova, and heads of departments of the Nizhny Novgorod Regional Children's Clinical Hospital Elena Timofeeva, Ekaterina Novopoltseva, and Ekaterina Karpovich. The organization of the visit and the formation of its program were carried out with the support of the Ministry of International and Interregional Relations of the region. The Nizhny Novgorod representatives participated in scientific conferences on pediatrics, child immunization, and medical technologies. In addition, the delegates visited leading clinics in Nanchang - the Medical Center for Women and Children of Jiangxi Province on the Jiulonghu campus, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University in Hongjiao Zhou, and the branch of the Honggutang Provincial Medical Center for Women and Children. Special attention was paid to studying the practices of traditional Chinese medicine - for this purpose, the delegation visited the Cihuang National Medical Center and Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. "The beginning of cooperation between our regions in the field of healthcare was laid by contacts between the Regional Children's Clinical Hospital and the Children's Hospital of Jiangxi Province. Over the past two years, medical professionals have regularly held joint seminars, exchanged interesting clinical experiences, and jointly discussed the most complex cases in the format of telemedicine consultations. In this context, the story of a Chinese girl named Xinxin, suffering from systemic scleroderma, is indicative: the chief freelance pediatric allergist-immunologist of our Ministry of Health, Elena Timofeeva, shared her expert opinion on this case with foreign colleagues, and the child's treatment was adjusted. During this trip, we learned that the girl's condition has significantly improved - now she can go to school and live a normal life. And this is just one of many examples of how the unification of efforts leads to success and real saving of lives," said Andrey Checherin. According to the deputy head of the region, during the visit, the delegation highly appreciated the organization of medical assistance to the residents of Jiangxi in hospital conditions. Chinese colleagues actively use artificial intelligence technologies, have the most modern high-tech equipment at their disposal, and surgeons are skilled in many minimally invasive techniques. It is noteworthy that the provincial authorities are also developing a cluster approach in healthcare. Local hospitals are large medical complexes where a whole range of various types of high-tech medical assistance is concentrated in one area. Thanks to the national projects "Sustained and Active Life" and "Family," in the Nizhny Novgorod region, not only the "Health Quarter" project is being implemented according to this principle, but also the "City of Health" and "Family Quarter" projects. The Minister of Health of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Galina Mikhaylova, spoke about the prospects for applying the studied experience in Nizhny Novgorod. "We see the effectiveness of the telemedicine consultation format, so starting from September this year, medical professionals from our regions will communicate monthly. It is important to understand that the joint analysis of complex clinical cases and the management of such patients is also a field for the development of medical science, in which we are also extremely interested. Of course, we hope to expand cooperation in providing assistance not only to children but also to adults. In this regard, the introduction of the best practices of traditional Chinese medicine into the rehabilitation process of patients is particularly promising - therapeutic breathing exercises, herbal medicine, massages, acupuncture," said Galina Mikhaylova.

      The Minister of International and Interregional Relations of the region, Olga Guseva, added that the Jiangxi Province delegation intends to make a reciprocal visit to the Nizhny Novgorod region. This is an opportunity not only to practically transfer their knowledge to doctors but also to adopt the advanced experience of the region. "The visit to Jiangxi Province is an important contribution to strengthening the strategic partnership of the region with the PRC, especially within the framework of the 'Volga - Yangtze' format. Jiangxi has been one of the key partners among six Chinese regions for many years, and the cooperation agreement signed in November 2023 facilitates effective experience exchange, including in the field of healthcare," summarized Olga Guseva. It should be noted that the implementation of the national projects "Sustained and Active Life" and "Family" in the region aims to improve the accessibility and quality of medical assistance for Nizhny Novgorod residents. The national projects are being implemented in the country by the order of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin.