Russia’s human capital challenge

To pursue economic growth, Russia must develop its human capital, which requires structural reforms in education, healthcare and pensions. These, in turn, must respond to major trends in service provision, including the increasing role of individual choice, the need to deliver lifelong learning and healthcare, and the risk that Russians will increasingly buy services abroad, rather than work to develop their own national systems.

OECD Reviews of Health Systems - Russian Federation

The review assesses the institutional arrangements and the performance of the Russian health system.

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Total health spending accounted for 5.1% of GDP in the Russian Federation in 2010, compared with an OECD average of 9.5%.

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Third Lancet Series on Chronic Diseases: Russian Federation - Key Facts

After the political transition rates of obesity rose in the Russian Federation. Currently, half of the population is overweight, 1 in 4 women and one in 10 men are obese.