In Moscow, Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova opened the second Women’s Health Center, based at the city clinical hospital named after Yeramishantsev. City officials describe the initiative as the start of a network dedicated to women’s health, offering a full range of services from diagnostic tests and preventive care to treatment and pregnancy support. Rakova emphasized that the aim is to build a system of clinics across the capital that concentrate on women’s health needs and provide seamless, patient‑centered care.
Rakova noted that by the end of next year twenty two additional centers are planned, bringing the total to about thirty across Moscow. Authorities frame the project as a major expansion of accessible women’s health services, with an integrated approach that puts diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and pregnancy planning under one roof for easier access and continuity of care.
Earlier announcements indicated that Moscow plans to launch a reproductive health program in September designed to help women aged 18 to 40 plan pregnancies more effectively. All Muscovites in that age range will be able to participate. Rakova said that many women delay childbearing, sometimes for medical reasons, and that the city reports the average age of first‑time mothers near 29.
In related research, scientists previously identified five genes that play key roles in the timing of menopause, a finding that informs how health systems support women through different life stages. The discovery has implications beyond Moscow, resonating with health policy discussions in Canada and the United States about expanding access to women’s health services, including fertility planning, contraception, and menopause management.