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Dimitri Venediktov

Dimitri Venediktov

Soviet and Russian politician (1929–2021)

Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Венедиктов; June 8, 1929 – March 27, 2021) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the Deputy Health Minister of the USSR from 1965 to 1981 under Ministers of Health Boris Petrovsky and Sergei Burenkov.[1] In this role, he was instrumental in the campaign to eradicate smallpox and supplying vaccines for the program [2] He was also involved in organizing the Conference of Alma-Ata which was foundational in the field of public health.[3] He was elected to the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union from 1989 to its dissolution.[1] He later served on the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, focusing on information storage in healthcare. Venediktov died in Moscow on March 27, 2021, at the age of 91.[4]

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Awards

Venediktov received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour and one Order of the Badge of Honour amongst other awards.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    Дмитрий Венедиктов — Заведующий кафедрой медицинской информатики и управления при Президиуме РАМН — Кто есть Кто в медицине. Ktovmedicine.ru (2017). at <http://ktovmedicine.ru/people/dmitriy-venediktov.doc>
  2. [2]
    Henderson, D. Smallpox. 101-103 (Prometheus Books, 2009) a.
  3. [3]
    WHO | Consensus during the Cold War: back to Alma-Ata. Who.int (2017). at <>
  4. [4]
    "Ушел из жизни организатор здравоохранения Дмитрий Венедиктов". minzdrav.gov.ru. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.


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