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Soviet and Russian politician (1929–2021)

Dimitri Venediktov Дмитрий Венедиктов Deputy Health Minister of the Soviet Union In office 1965–1981 Minister Boris Petrovsky Sergei Burenkov Leader Leonid Brezhnev Personal details Born Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov (1929-06-08)June 8, 1929 Moscow, Soviet Union Died March 27, 2021(2021-03-27) (aged 91) Moscow, Russia Party CPSU Spouse Maria Grigorievna Pavlova Education Medicine Alma mater First Moscow State Medical University Other offices held 1989–1991: People's Deputy of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union

**Dimitri Dmitrievich Venediktov** ([Russian](/source/Russian_language): Дмитрий Дмитриевич Венедиктов; June 8, 1929 – March 27, 2021) was a Soviet and Russian politician who was the Deputy Health Minister of the [USSR](/source/USSR) from 1965 to 1981 under [Ministers of Health](/source/Ministry_of_Health_(Soviet_Union)) [Boris Petrovsky](/source/Boris_Petrovsky) and [Sergei Burenkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sergei_Burenkov&action=edit&redlink=1).[1] In this role, he was instrumental in the [campaign to eradicate smallpox](/source/Eradication_of_smallpox) and supplying vaccines for the program [2] He was also involved in organizing the [Conference of Alma-Ata](/source/Declaration_of_Alma-Ata) which was foundational in the field of [public health](/source/Public_health).[3] He was elected to the [Congress of People's Deputies of the Soviet Union](/source/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](/source/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]

## Awards

Venediktov received two [Orders of the Red Banner of Labour](/source/Order_of_the_Red_Banner_of_Labour) and one [Order of the Badge of Honour](/source/Order_of_the_Badge_of_Honour) amongst other awards.[1]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-ktovmedicine_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-ktovmedicine_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-ktovmedicine_1-2) 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](http://ktovmedicine.ru/people/dmitriy-venediktov.html)>

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Henderson, D. Smallpox. 101-103 (Prometheus Books, 2009) a.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** WHO | Consensus during the Cold War: back to Alma-Ata. Who.int (2017). at <[\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20120709011106/http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/86/10/08-031008/en/)>

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Ушел из жизни организатор здравоохранения Дмитрий Венедиктов"](https://minzdrav.gov.ru/news/2021/03/30/16353-ushel-iz-zhizni-organizator-zdravoohraneniya-dmitriy-venediktov). minzdrav.gov.ru. 30 March 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2024.

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