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Hospice movement in Russia

The first hospice in Russia was established in Lakhta (St-Petersburg) in 1994 thanks to the initiative of the British journalist Viktor Zozra who invested great efforts in this project. The Hospice was run by doctor Andrei Gnezdilov. Later in 1994 the First Moscow Hospice was opened. Vera Millionschikova took charge of the facility. 

According to WHO’s statistics 10-12 people experience stress (family, neighbors, friends and colleagues) caused by incurable illness of their beloved. Every year cancer claims 23,000 people only in Moscow. It means that about 250,000 (almost a quarter of a million!) people in Moscow only need hospice services yearly.

Currently, 8 hospices operate in Moscow. These facilities satisfy the needs of the oncology patients of IV clinical group. However, a much larger group of people, including those in coma, disabled, suffering from progressive incurable illnesses, and AIDS patients, needs hospice services as well.

Presently, over 100 hospices function in many Russian cities (Tula, Yaroslavl, Arkhangelsk, Ulianovsk, Omsk, Kemerovo, Astrakhan, Perm, Pertozavodsk, Smolensk and others). International experience demonstrates that one hospice is enough for an area with a population of about 300,000-400,000 people. Therefore, Russia needs about 500 additional hospices (not taking into account various local conditions and density of population in some regions).

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