Institute

Full name

Russian Research of Health

Short name

RIH

General information

The Institute was established by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation more than 30 years ago. The main aim is to develop scientific foundations for the state implementation policy in the field of health, as well as scientific substantiation of Health Systems and Digital Health improvement.

The Institute was established by the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation more than 30 years ago. The main aim is to develop scientific foundations for the state implementation policy in the field of health, as well as scientific substantiation of Health Systems and Digital Health improvement. The Institute is responsible for developing new forms of organization of various types of medical care and management methods; for example, it is engaged in developing information systems and models of current and long-term targets for health facility management on the base of system analysis and modern IT technologies. The Institute participates in introducing the results in practice by developing the relevant regulatory documents.

The tasks of the Institute also include scientific substantiation of personnel health policy, studying the trends in changes in composition, structure and population provision with medical workers. The Institute provides all types of postgraduate specialists’ training according to its profile (training in residency, postgraduate studies, and doctoral studies).

A separate direction of the Institute activity is Health statistics. The Institute participates in health demographic and social hygienic studies of population health status and population reproduction in various regions of Russia. The Institute collects, processes, and analyses statistical data.

Finally, Institute’s important activity  is cooperation with Russian and international organizations in conducting joint research and exchange experience in the area of Health Systems and Digital Health.