Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov (; June 8, 1929 – March 27, 2021) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the Deputy Health Minister of the

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from 1965 to 1981 under

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and

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.Дмитрий Венедиктов — Заведующий кафедрой медицинской информатики и управления при Президиуме РАМН — Кто есть Кто в медицине. Ktovmedicine.ru (2017). at In this role, he was instrumental in the campaign to eradicate smallpox and supplying vaccines for the program He was also involved in organizing the Conference of Alma-Ata which was foundational in the field of

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. He was elected to the

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from 1989 to its dissolution. He later served on the

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, focusing on information storage in healthcare. Venediktov died in Moscow on March 27, 2021, at the age of 91.

Awards

Venediktov received two Orders of the Red Banner of Labour and one

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amongst other awards.

References

1929 births 2021 deaths Soviet public health doctors Full Members of the USSR Academy of Sciences Full Members of the Russian Academy of Sciences Academicians of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences Smallpox eradication Academicians of the USSR Academy of Medical Sciences Politicians from Moscow {{USSR-bio-stub