Russia Loses $29.57 Billion in GDP Annually Due to Chronic Diseases, Health Minister Says
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko says increasing healthy life expectancy is a task for both individuals and the state, according to TASS.
Russia loses an estimated $29.57 billion in gross domestic product each year because of chronic diseases, according to a report by the Russian state news agency TASS.
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko said that increasing healthy life expectancy is both an individual responsibility and a state-level priority, TASS reported.
The report did not provide further details on the methodology used to calculate the economic losses or specify which chronic diseases contribute most to the figure.
TASS did not immediately provide additional context on what measures, if any, the Russian government plans to take to address the issue.
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- Russia loses $29.57 bln in GDP annually due to chronic diseases — TASS (Russia)
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