The Federal Medical-Biological Agency or FMBA (russian: Федеральное медико-биологическое агентство, ФМБА России) is the national public health institute of the

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. The agency is a federal agency under the Ministry of Health and is headquartered in Volokolamsk Highway, in Moscow. The FMBA was known previously as Federal Directorate for Biomedical and Extremal problems until October 11, 2004, when it was renamed into the current name. During the Soviet regime, since 1947, the Third Main Directorate of the Health Care ministry was responsible for such duties. Today, its main goal is to protect

public health Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals". Analyzing the det ...

and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury, and disability. The Agency (FMBA) focuses national attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention. It especially focuses its attention on

infectious disease An infection is the invasion of tissues by pathogens, their multiplication, and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agent and the toxins they produce. An infectious disease, also known as a transmissible disease or communicable dise ...

, food borne pathogens,

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occupational safety and health Occupational safety and health (OSH), also commonly referred to as occupational health and safety (OHS), occupational health, or occupational safety, is a multidisciplinary field concerned with the safety, health, and welfare of people at wor ...

health promotion Health promotion is, as stated in the 1986 World Health Organization (WHO) Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion, the "process of enabling people to increase control over, and to improve their health." Scope The WHO's 1986 Ottawa Charter for Healt ...

injury prevention Injury prevention is an effort to prevent or reduce the severity of bodily injuries caused by external mechanisms, such as accidents, before they occur. Injury prevention is a component of safety and public health, and its goal is to improve the ...

and educational activities designed to improve the health of

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. In addition, the FMBA researches and provides information on

non-infectious diseases A non-communicable disease (NCD) is a disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another. NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, most heart diseases, most cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, oste ...

Structure

* The FMBA Blood Center * Central Medical-Sanitation Unit No. 1, responsible for medical help for

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workers. * Directorate for Inspection and control over epidemic and sanitary security * Directorate for organization of science research. * Main Bureau for medical and social expertise * Rosplasma - Russian medicine scientific center for

blood plasma Blood plasma is a light amber-colored liquid component of blood in which blood cells are absent, but contains proteins and other constituents of whole blood in suspension. It makes up about 55% of the body's total blood volume. It is the intra ...

Management

* Director: Veronika Skvortsova ** Deputy Director: Vladimir Romanov ** Deputy Director: Vyacheslav Rogozhnikov ** Deputy Director: Andrey Sereda ** Deputy Director: Yulia Miroshnikova ** Deputy Director: Irina Fadeyeva

References

External links

Official website

FMBA Blood Center

Rosplasma
{{authority control Government agencies established in 1947 Medical research institutes in Russia Government agencies of Russia Public health organizations Medical research institutes in the Soviet Union

Structure

Management

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