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16.03.2009, 17:32

Afghanistan will rise again – with Russia’s help

To effectively fight heroin production and trafficking, Russia needs to invest big time into Afghanistan, just as it did in Soviet times, to rebuild its economy, says RT military analyst Eugene Khrushchev.

12.10.2010, 06:45

Fight against drug trafficking and terrorism is main goal – UNODC Russia head

Recently appointed head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime in Russia, Yury Fedotov says he wants to advance the agency’s work in drug control and terrorism prevention through comprehensive strategies.

13.05.2009, 23:07

“No donor guidelines, no hearts for sick children”

Instructions are needed in Russia on how to lawfully diagnose brain death in an organ donor, how to get consent from parents, remove a heart from a dead child, Dr. Kaabak of the National Research Centre for Surgery said.

13.09.2010, 06:31 15 comments

Many hopeful about Russian scientist’s anti-aging drug

A Russian scientist says he has beaten the problem of aging and in just a few years the medicine that stops it will go on sale.

Heroin seized on the Tajik border by Russian border guards (Image from un.org / Photo by Kristin Deasy) 18.08.2010, 13:16 1 comment

Sochi summit seeks to break curse of Afghan heroin

President Dmitry Medvedev is hosting a summit on terrorism and drug trafficking in Russia's city of Sochi with the leaders of Afghanistan, Tajikistan and Pakistan.

05.01.2010, 11:13 10 comments

“Russia will never participate in a military operation in Afghanistan”

With the situation in Afghanistan showing no sign of improvement, NATO and the US are increasingly seeking the help of Russia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksey Borodavkin spoke with RT on the issue.

24.07.2010, 03:26 13 comments

AIDS skeptics take on conventional wisdom

July 23 marks the final day of an international AIDS conference where scientists from around the world have worked to fight and cure the disease. At the same time some continue to deny the conventional wisdom about AIDS.

15.10.2010, 19:57

The census is a 3D portrait of the people

Population expert, Vladimir Zorin, tells RT what to expect from the current Russian census, comments on whether Russians are dying out, and explains why the question about religion has been taken off the forms.

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An Afghan man collects resin from poppies in a field in Kandahar province, south of Kabul. 08.10.2010, 07:04 4 comments

New front in Afghanistan needed: on opium – Russian anti-drug boss

Even if drug production stops, Afghanistan will be able to supply the international market with heroin for another 20-30 years from existing stocks, warns head of Russia’s Federal Drug Control Service Viktor Ivanov.

11.12.2009, 15:22 1 comment

“Drugs-evaluating data is generally inadequate” – health journalist

Governments worldwide may have wasted billions of dollars stockpiling an ineffective flu drug. A study published in the British Medical Journal has found no evidence that Tamiflu lowers the risk of flu complications.

“Heroin problem in Russia cannot be solved in 1-2 years”

Published: 14 May, 2009, 12:43


A long term strategy focusing on border patrol and law enforcement must be enacted says drug expert, Vyacheslav Scherbakov from the University of Interior Ministry.

 
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