Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Венедиктов; June 8, 1929 – March 27, 2021) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the Deputy Health Minister of the USSR from 1965 to 1981 under Ministers of Health Boris Petrovsky and Sergei Burenkov.[1] In this role, he was instrumental in the campaign to eradicate smallpox and supplying vaccines for the program [2] He was also involved in organizing the Conference of Alma-Ata which was foundational in the field of public health.[3] He was elected to the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union from 1989 to its dissolution.[1] He later served on the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, focusing on information storage in healthcare. Venediktov died in Moscow on March 27, 2021, at the age of 91.[4]

Dimitri Venediktov
Дмитрий Венедиктов
Deputy Health Minister of the Soviet Union
In office
1965–1981
MinisterBoris Petrovsky
Sergei Burenkov
LeaderLeonid Brezhnev
Personal details
Born
Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov

(1929-06-08)June 8, 1929
Moscow, Soviet Union
DiedMarch 27, 2021(2021-03-27) (aged 91)
Moscow, Russia
NationalityRussian
Political partyCPSU
SpouseMaria Grigorievna Pavlova
EducationMedicine
Alma materFirst Moscow State Medical University
Other offices held

Awards

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Venediktov received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour and one Order of the Badge of Honour amongst other awards.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Дмитрий Венедиктов — Заведующий кафедрой медицинской информатики и управления при Президиуме РАМН — Кто есть Кто в медицине. Ktovmedicine.ru (2017). at <http://ktovmedicine.ru/people/dmitriy-venediktov.html>
  2. ^ Henderson, D. Smallpox. 101-103 (Prometheus Books, 2009) a.
  3. ^ WHO | Consensus during the Cold War: back to Alma-Ata. Who.int (2017). at <[1]>
  4. ^ "Ушел из жизни организатор здравоохранения Дмитрий Венедиктов". minzdrav.gov.ru. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.