More than 100 years protecting health – medical dynasties were honored for the fifth time at the Kazan City Hall

Today, on World Health Day, the Kazan City Hall has hosted a solemn ceremony honoring the medical dynasties of the city. The Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin presented letters of thanks and memorable gifts to six families in which several generations have committed their lives to medicine.

“Relying on the wisdom of your ancestors and experience, applying modern methods of treatment and diagnostics, you contribute to the creation of a strong, innovative and effective healthcare system that successfully accepts and reflects new, sometimes seemingly insurmountable challenges of the time”, - the Mayor noted.

Congratulating the guests, the head of the city noted that this honored profession requires profound knowledge and high moral qualities such as mercy, sensitivity, attentiveness and sincere compassion. As well as courage for coping with the tasks, I. Metshin believes. Today, more than 3,400 doctors work in polyclinics and hospitals in Kazan, who save thousands of lives every day. “Many of you have been working on the frontline of the pandemic for two years, risking your own health and not seeing your families for months”, - the Mayor noted.

Among the family dynasties that were honored today, there are those whose overall experience in healthcare reaches more than 100 years and even exceeds 320 years.

Letters of thanks by the Mayor of Kazan were presented to the dynasties of Minabutdinov, Lodvikov, Ibragimov, Savelyev, Vakhitov, as well as Tatiana Kamaletdinova from the Medvedchuk and Kolomenskiy dynasties.

“Family traditions are very important for medicine. We can transfer to our children the invaluable knowledge, which we have gained because of hard work”, - Rashida Vakhitova shared. - I have loved my job all my life, and this love was transferred to me from my parents”. The Vakhitov dynasty has 328 years of overall family experience. Rashida Kharisovna's parents devoted their whole lives to healthcare. Working in hospitals and teaching at medical universities, they have raised more than one generation of qualified doctors.

Rashida Vakhitova has more than 50 years of experience in medicine. Having worked as an infectious disease doctor for 34 years, she has been a pediatrician at the children's polyclinic No. 6 for 17 years. She was able to transfer her love for the profession to her daughter Alfia Zufarova, who works at the Republican Clinical Infectious Diseases Hospital. Now she is helping patients in the red zone of the COVID center of the Republican Clinical Hospital. In addition, Rashida Vakhitova's brother and her four aunts also devoted their lives to healthcare.

“For me, medical profession is a family tradition. My mother worked as a nurse at the central district hospital for 27 years. I know how hard the doctors work. We bow our heads before your work”, - the Mayor added.

The head of the city noted that many regional and federal programs on improvement the healthcare system are being implemented in Kazan today. Every year new medical centers and hospitals open in the city. The day before, a new building of the integrated tuberculosis dispensary opened in the capital of Tatarstan, which united all the departments of the dispensary, including children's department and fluorography, and the administrative and economic building.

The solemn ceremony of honoring medical dynasties in Kazan has been held for the fifth time.