Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on...

Following are quotes from Putin"s speech:

About healthcare

"Over 30% of the country"s medical institutions are hazardous or in need of major repairs, despite everything that has already been done under the national project. Many hospitals and polyclinics do not have the necessary equipment to provide the kind of medical help that meets modern requirements. That"s why we will allocate 300 billion rubles [$10 billion] during the next two years to sort out all of the country"s medical institutions"

"This year, we should work gradually to prepare and make decisions, and starting next year, begin large-scale changes in the medical sphere"

About the economy

"Since July last year, the Russian economy has been demonstrating ever more confident signs of recovery"

"In 2010, the GDP should grow by 3.1%. Preliminary results of the first quarter of 2010 are encouraging as industrial growth is at 5.8% and real income of the population has increased by

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