The extension of anti-Russian sanctions will not affect Russia's health care system, for example, on the provision of Russian citizens with high-quality medicines And medical devices, told reporters the head of the Russian Ministry of health Veronika Skvortsova in the process of working visit to Tomsk. the head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of member countries of the EU on 22 June, has extended economic sanctions against Russia until 31 January 2016. Wednesday, June 24th, was published by the decree of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin on the extension for one year of the retaliatory action of the special economic measures. "We hope that will not be affected in any way. First, the punishment in no way apply to the healthcare industry. This is because the humanitarian sector. And, really, if something is distributed, then it last. Currently it is not. Moreover, there is the interest of all our foreign partners, both European And American, Russia has not ceased to purchase certain pharmaceuticals, medical products. For this reason fear there can be no, " said the Minister. along with this, she said that in recent years Russia has very serious progress in import substitution of drugs And medical equipment, in the creation of quality products. "We have tightened the examination procedure, made them transparent, understandable And objective. And We realize that for our of any citizen, it is important that regardless of domestic products or foreign - it was quality. For this reason, We, on the one hand, supported a substitution, with reverse - don't make the passing of examinations for our products, to provide really excellent quality " - said Skvortsov. Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. EU countries, USA And Canada in the spring of the past year have introduced against Russia 1st batch of sentences, then it was expanded. In response, Russia in the last month of summer 2014 has imposed retaliatory punishment which has spread to the products of the agricultural sector from the USA, EU, Canada, Australia And Norway.