Kuzmenko Mikhail. Kuzmenko Mikhail Mikhailovich Awards and titles

Education:
He has a higher medical education - a pediatrician, as well as a higher economic and legal education. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences, has the highest qualification category in the specialty "Social hygiene and healthcare organization".

Labor activity:
Member of the branch trade union of healthcare workers of the Russian Federation since 1960. At trade union work since 1971, went from instructor to secretary of the Central Committee of the trade union medical workers. He stood at the origins of the creation of the Russian Branch Trade Union. In January 1990, the medical community, giving him high confidence, elects M.M. Kuzmenko Chairman of the Russian Republican Committee of the Trade Union of Medical Workers, then Chairman of the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the RSFSR (June 1990), Chairman of the Central Committee of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the Russian Federation (1992) and since 1995 to present - Chairman of the trade union of healthcare workers of the Russian Federation.
Thanks to his inexhaustible energy and professionalism, Mikhail Mikhailovich enjoys prestige in various ministries and departments social sphere, organizations of trade unions in Russia, international branch trade unions and their associations.
He actively participates in the life of society and the state. So, Mikhail Mikhailovich is a participant in the constitutional meeting on the development of the Constitution of the Russian Federation, an expert of the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation, an expert of the Standing Committee of the FNPR General Council on rule-making and protecting the rights of trade unions, President of the International Confederation of Health Workers Trade Unions, Vice-President of Public Services International, Titular member of the World Executive Council PSI, Titular Member of the Executive Committee of the European Federation of Trade Unions Public Association, President of the Association of Trade Unions of Non-Production Sphere Workers of the Russian Federation, member of the executive committees of the All-Union Communist Party of Russia and the FNPR, member of the Russian tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations. As part of the permanent commission of the FNPR General Council, he took part in the development of additions and changes to Labor Code RF. Mikhail Mikhailovich is also a member of the boards of directors of the Bank of Trade Union Solidarity and Social Investments "Solidarity", Russian fund trade union property, is a member of the board of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund.
The medical community and the state highly appreciate the activities of M.M. Kuzmenko and his contribution to the development of science and healthcare. He is one of the initiators of the revival of the Pirogov congresses of doctors, which allowed them to independently solve the most important professional problems; is the author of more than a hundred articles in various media in Russia and the CIS countries, two monographs on health issues in market economy and management in health care.

Awards and titles:
Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree, anniversary medal "For Valiant Labor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. health care", an honorary silver badge of the All-Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union "For services to the trade union movement", badges "Excellent worker in health care", "Excellent worker in the sanatorium complex of trade unions of Russia", "Veteran of the Trade Union", "For active work in trade unions", various certificates of honor, thanks and other awards.

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- Chairman of the trade union of healthcare workers of the Russian Federation.

Mikhail Mikhailovich has seniority for over 40 years, including leadership positions in healthcare institutions.

Trade union activity since 1971

1971-1973 - instructor, deputy. head department production work and wages Central Committee of the Trade Union of Medical Workers;

1977-1980 - instructor, deputy. head department of production work and wages, head. organizational and instructor department of the Central Committee of the trade union of medical workers;

1982-1990 - head. department of production work and wages, secretary of the Central Committee of the trade union of medical workers;

since 1990 - Chairman of the trade union of healthcare workers of the Russian Federation.

Education:

Higher, graduated from the 2nd Moscow Order of Lenin State Medical Institute. N. I. Pirogova, specialty pediatrician. He has a second higher economic and legal education. Doctor of Medical Sciences.

Awards and titles:

• State awards: Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II degree (2002), Honorary title "Honored Doctor Russian Federation"(1995), Order of Friendship (2014);
• Government awards: Honorary diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation (2012), Diploma of the Government of the Russian Federation "For assistance in the preparation and holding of the All-Russian competition" Russian organization high social efficiency"(2005, 2007);
• Anniversary medals: “For valiant work. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V. I. Lenin ”(1970),“ In memory of the 850th anniversary of Moscow ”(1997), commemorative medal“ Patriot of Russia ”(2011);
• Ministry of Health of Russia: medal "For services to national health care" (2002);
• Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia: badge "Excellent worker of healthcare" (2012), gratitude "For high professionalism and active participation in the work Certification Commission Ministry of Health and social development RF" (2012);
• MHIF of Russia: Gratitude "For a great contribution to the development of compulsory health insurance" (2007);
• Honorary titles: "Veteran of Labor", "Veteran of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the Russian Federation";
• Union awards:

Badges- All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions "For active work in trade unions"; FNPR: "Excellent student of the sanatorium-resort complex of trade unions of Russia", "For active work in trade unions", "For services to the trade union movement of Russia"; VKP: honorary silver badge "For services to the trade union movement", commemorative silver badge "20 years of the VKP", honorary gold badge of the VKP "For services to the trade union movement"; Association of Trade Unions of Non-Production Sphere Workers of the Russian Federation: badge of honor “Association”; Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the Russian Federation: badge of the Trade Union of the 1st degree; ROO of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers in Moscow: badge of honor "20 years of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers in Moscow";

Medals - FNPR: "100 years of Russian trade unions"; Confederation of Trade Unions of Armenia: trade union gold medal KPA "Badge of Honor";

Certificates of Honor- All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, FNPR, representative of the FNPR in the Southern Federal District of the Russian Federation, VKP, MKPRZ, Central Committee of the Trade Union of Medical Workers, Trade Union of Health Workers of the Russian Federation;

Thanks- from the FNPR, the All-Union Communist Party of the Soviet Union, the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the Russian Federation, the MOP "Education and Sciences", the Central Council of the Sports Society of Trade Unions "Russia" for active participation in the organization and holding of the VI festival sports clubs Russia and others;

Laureate of the Prize. V.M. Yakovlev of the Trade Union of Public Education and Science Workers of the Russian Federation.

Date of Birth: 15.10.1942

Education (the presence of an academic degree, academic title): 2nd Moscow Order of Lenin State Medical Institute named after N.I. Pirogov, specialty "Pediatrics", qualification, "Pediatrician", 1967

Current place of work: 1995 - present Trade Union of Health Workers of the Russian Federation - Chairman

Area of ​​activity in the Public Council:

Information about the experience of social activities:

1990 - present member of the General Council and the Executive Committee of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia

1993 - present Member of the Board of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund

1993 - present Vice President, President of the Association of Trade Unions of Non-Production Sphere Workers of the Russian Federation

1994 - present President of the International Confederation of Health Workers Unions

1994 - present member of the Board of Directors and Management Board of CJSC ROFOPRIM

1995 - n / a member of the Board of LLC "Sanatorium and resort association FNPR" Profkurort "

1997 - present member of the Board of Directors and the Management Board of the Bank of Trade Union Solidarity and Social Investments "Solidarity" (JSC)

2004 - current member of the Council and Executive Committee of the General Confederation of Trade Unions

2007 - present Vice President of Public Service International

2007 - present Vice-President of the European Federation of Public Service Trade Unions

2007 - present Titular member of the PSI World Executive Committee and the EPSU Executive Committee

Information on participation in expert and advisory bodies, working groups under government bodies and local governments:

1993 - current member of the Russian tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations

2006 - current member of the Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

2012-n/a member government commission on public health issues

2012 - current member of the Board of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation

2014- 2016 Member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Health of Russia

Scientific titles, degrees, awards, etc.: Doctor of Medical Sciences; the highest qualification category in the specialty "Social hygiene and healthcare organization";

government awards: the Order of Friendship, the medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, 2nd class, the honorary title of Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, the commemorative medal “For Valiant Labor. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of V.I. Lenin, certificate of honor Government of the Russian Federation, Honorary title"Veteran of labour"; departmental awards: certificate of honor of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, badge "Excellent Worker of Health", medal "For Services to Domestic Health", Gratitude of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of the Russian Federation; trade union awards: various awards of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions, the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia, the trade union of healthcare workers of the Russian Federation, the General Confederation of Trade Unions, the Association of Trade Unions of Workers in the Non-Production Sector of the Russian Federation, the International Confederation of Trade Unions of Health Workers

Doctor of Medical Sciences Mikhail Kuzmenko is a recognized leader of the Trade Union of Health Workers of Russia, who knows the problems of the industry "from the inside" through constant contacts with its workers for decades. Mikhail Mikhailovich knows how to defend the socio-economic interests of doctors in the Presidential Administration and the Government of the Russian Federation, the State Duma and the Ministry of Health of Russia. At the initiative of Andrey Poltorak, editor-in-chief of Medical Newspaper, Mikhail Kuzmenko, chairman of the industry trade union, and Yury Shevchenko, former Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, 17 years have passed All-Russian competition"Best Doctor of the Year"

Mikhail Mikhailovich, your multifaceted life has contained so many events that it is time to write about meetings with interesting people, about those whom you helped, in whose fate you participated. I remember you told me when you worked as the deputy chief physician at Moscow Polyclinic No. 3, you were the attending physician of Leonid Utyosov. Which famous person did you meet on the big life path who left a mark on your memory?

I was very lucky in my life to meet amazing, strong-willed people - both in Kazakhstan as part of construction teams, and in Siberia, and in the Far East. Courageous people made a great impression when I was among the liquidators of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, in Spitak after the earthquake, where we organized medical assistance. The people in our country are truly wonderful, showing the best human qualities in the most difficult life situations. Alexei Moskvichev, Evgeniy Chazov, Boris Petrovsky, Vladimir Starodubov taught me a lot when discussing health care development issues. And what is it worth teamwork with Yulia Mikhailova, now the first deputy director of the Research Institute for the Organization and Informatization of Healthcare. I saw new approaches to the problems of the industry from former ministers Tatyana Dmitrieva and Tatyana Golikova, and even now from Veronika Skvortsova. This gave an understanding that it is not in vain that the trade union serves the interests of physicians, protecting their social and labor rights.

Every real doctor considers his profession as a vocation and interest in it, is considered a key value. You also chose medicine consciously, out of a desire to help people overcome illnesses? Why did trade union work take over?
- Yes, I went to the doctors deliberately. My parents passed away early, my mother was ill for a long time. Having seen enough of the suffering, he made a choice - the 2nd Moscow Medical Institute. Naturally, he worked as a nurse, on duty. It can be said that he went from a nurse to the head of a medical institution, he was the secretary of the Komsomol organization of the institute. I talked a lot with the trade union, the youth, I knew very well their needs. At that time there was such a movement "Practical assistance to health care." At that time, students and residents were gathered from universities into medical teams, and they traveled to the regions for the summer holidays to help doctors. Moreover, summer is always a vacation time, and polyclinics and hospitals lacked staff. I was also one of those enthusiasts. Probably, this activity, the desire to lend a shoulder to a comrade, to help him with advice and deed, led me to the trade union path. The decision finally matured when he worked at the Morozov hospital, by the way, he was a good diagnostician. It was in 1971, I mean, for 46 years I have been defending the rights of doctors. Naturally, I had to study, graduate from the Faculty of Economics and Law, in order to understand all issues of building healthcare. There was a time when, having come to the collegium of the Ministry of Health, I was met with a dumb question: “Why is the trade union here?” What does he supposedly understand in medicine ...

I had to prove by active participation in the discussion of sensitive issues that the trade union is not just an opponent, but a constructive opponent in the dispute when it comes to the interests of doctors for a decent life, about the upcoming changes in the industry. Therefore, I defended my dissertation on health economics, wrote a monograph on this topic. Assessing your professional path from the height of today's years, I do not regret at all that I chose him. When you see that you are needed, it gives strength, and again you want to “fight” for the rights of doctors.

In what areas of trade union activity have you achieved concrete results that serve the benefit of doctors, and what was the cost?

From the high tribunes and in the trade union's appeals to the country's leadership, we constantly noted the low level of wages as one of the significant factors that have a negative impact on the balance of staffing in medical institutions. And this, in turn, causes a shortage of specialists, the unattractiveness of the profession for young doctors, as well as a decrease in the motivation of workers for effective and high-quality work.

On our initiative in federal law“On Compulsory Medical Insurance in the Russian Federation” establishes a norm on the participation of branch trade union organizations in the process of setting tariffs for services, which allows representatives of regional trade union organizations to solve issues of increasing the level of financing wages together with partners. It was on our initiative in 2011-2012. For a significant category of employees, salaries were increased at the expense of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund as part of the implementation of regional healthcare modernization programs.

"By and large" it was the trade unions that managed to "reach out" to the country's leadership to resolve the crisis situation in the field of wages for workers public sector, including healthcare. As a result, in the first decrees of the President of the country, signed in May 2012, and subsequent regulations The Government of the Russian Federation provides for measures for the preservation and material support of specialists.

Readers of "MG" probably know that for many years after the abolition of the United tariff scale one of the main requirements of the Central Committee of the Trade Union was the formation of an effective state system wage guarantees. It is for these purposes that the position agreed with the Ministry of Health of Russia on increasing the share of salaries in the salary structure was reached.

With our active participation, the issues of labor rationing, regulation labor functions and labor actions of employees within the framework of the formation of professional standards, the mechanisms of professional training and accreditation of specialists are being updated. The solution of these and other issues is achieved by painstaking daily work with legislative and executive authorities both at the federal level and in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, in working groups, round tables, parliamentary hearings, in the course of work on the formation of budgets of different levels.

I consider it the right step to unite the trade unions of workers in health care, education and culture into an association, the president of which, by the way, has been elected by my colleagues for many years now. Our voice is actively heard both in the RTC and in the chambers of the Federal Assembly.

You can say that you are a public health soldier with an open visor, advocating for the protection of the rights and interests of industry workers. But, according to colleagues, he is also a diplomat in negotiations with the “authorities”. When it was especially difficult to conduct a dialogue, perhaps resort to compromise solution to achieve your goal later?

The 1990s were especially difficult, the wage arrears to medical workers reached six months or more. I had to apply directly to the President of the country, first to B. Yeltsin, and then to V. Putin. When M. Zurabov became the Minister of Health and Social Development, everyone perked up, they thought that the person who was engaged in the social block would treat our requests with understanding. But everything went awry, almost the persecution of trade union organizations, who defended the rights of doctors to a decent salary, and the debt for several months did not fit into any framework at all.

Remember the strike from Far East to Kaliningrad in the early 90s, lasting 28 days? Then, in fact, only the employees of the ambulances worked. Negotiations in the Government were very difficult. In the end, they achieved their goal - they began to pay off debts, wages were significantly increased. It was a great victory for the trade union, which showed that our strength lies in organization and solidarity. As a result, an agreement was signed with the Government. “And how do you stop the strike now? If you don’t, you will have to answer according to the law,” they told us in government circles. But we managed to convince workers to return to their jobs by sending telegrams to all regions. And one day it all stopped.

So we survived and became stronger. Now we have new forms of work - through sectoral and regional agreements and social partnership. At the same time, we understand that there is a serious attack on the rights of doctors. Through the so-called optimization. Wage rises due to layoffs. The rest are under a huge burden. There remains the problem of base salaries. It is impossible to admit that in regions they differed at times. And the state should not shirk responsibility for the industry that deals with the health of Russians. Today everyone understands that there is a tilt towards paid medical services. But what about the law-proclaimed free medical care for all? So there is something for the trade union to fight for. Yes, I agree that in negotiations with the authorities, one must sometimes resort to a compromise solution in order to win more in the future, but one must be firm in defending one's position.

You have reliable comrades-in-arms in the apparatus of the Central Committee, and as a person with the best human qualities, you have many friends. Does it give you strength?

Yes, the apparatus of the Central Committee of the trade union is very efficient and united. Our support is the trade union leaders in the field. These are 80 territories of the country where they pursue the same policy. Therefore, we are able to achieve our goals. I have good contacts with many governors, ministers of health in the regions, which helps to solve social issues healthcare workers. Today there are 3 million health workers in the union, 30% of whom are young people. She is given Special attention because it's our shift. Commissions for work with youth have been set up everywhere, 5% of trade union dues are directed to this.

As for friends, there are also enough of them who are ready to help in difficult times. I am very grateful to them for this.

The inexorable running of time makes you think about the past years and what has been done. Do you have any regrets? All the same Mikhail Mikhailovich, as in the song: “Do not be afraid to throw everything at stake, do not be afraid to turn your life around ...” Or is this the lot of the younger generation, your grandson Mikhail II?

My support, of course, is my family. This year we suffered a great grief - the daughter who headed a large multidisciplinary clinical hospital, Ph.D., passed away in the prime of her life. My grandson Misha remained, he is 16 years old, a tenth grader. Dreams of being a doctor too. And my wife Tatyana Nikolaevna and I strongly support him in this endeavor. So no matter what, life goes on...

There is such a wise expression: it doesn't matter how many days are in your life, it is important how much life is in your days. My wish to you - and as before honestly serve doctors.

And I want to express my deep gratitude to Medical Newspaper, with whose journalists we have been actively advocating for the rights of doctors for many years, for a life worthy of their noble work in protecting the health of Russians.

The interview was conducted by Galina PAPYRINA,
department editor regional policy"MG".
Photo by Alexander Khudasov.

Chairman of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the Russian Federation

Kuzmenko Mikhail Mikhailovich - Chairman of the Trade Union of Healthcare Workers of the Russian Federation. Doctor of Medical Sciences, Academician of the Academy of Medical and Technical Sciences. Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation. Born in Moscow on October 15, 1942. He has higher medical, as well as higher economic and legal education.

In the healthcare system - about 50 years. Member of the branch trade union - since 1960. In the late 80s, he was at the origins of the creation of the Russian Trade Union of Health Workers. In June 1990 he was elected its chairman.

He is a member of the Russian tripartite commission for the regulation of social and labor relations, a member of the Government Commission on the protection of the health of citizens, a member of the Board of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, a member of the Attestation Commission of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, a member of the Board of the Federal Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund, a member of the General Council and the Executive Committee of the FNPR, a member Standing Committee of the General Council of the FNPR on social guarantees, Chairman of the Attestation Commission for Attestation of the Qualification Category of Medical and Pharmaceutical Workers of Health Organizations FNPR, President of the Association of Trade Unions of Non-Production Sphere Workers of the Russian Federation, International Confederation of Trade Unions of Health Workers, Member of the Council and Executive Committee of the All-Union Communist Party, Vice-President of Public Services International (PSI), European Federation of Trade Unions public services (EPSU), a titular member of the PSI World Executive Committee and the EPSU Executive Committee, a member of the Board of CJSC ROFOPRIM, a member of the Board of LLC Sanatorium and Resort Association FNPR Profkurort, a member of the Board of Bank APB Solidarity.

It has state awards: Order of Friendship, medal of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, II degree, also marked by a large number of government and trade union awards.

Publications

• Dear colleagues! №4(98), 2019
• Dear Colleagues! №3(92-93), 2018
• Mikhail Kuzmenko: “Issues of ensuring decent material remuneration for medical workers for work remain among the priorities of the sectoral Trade Union” No. 2 (91), 2018
• Dear friends! Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the New Year 2018! №6(89), 2017
• Mikhail Kuzmenko: “The Trade Union focuses on the urgent problems of healthcare workers” No. 3 (86), 2017
• Mikhail Kuzmenko: “Healthy social breathing and the pulse of the medical workforce and each employee have always been and will remain the most important criteria for the Trade Union” No. 2 (80), 2016