On March 18, 2019, in Sukhumi, meeting between Russian Federation delegation and the de facto Minister of Health of Abkhazia Tamaz Tsakhnakia was held to review tree-phase Health Care Service Project for the citizens of the de facto Abkhazia Republic. Delegation members are Head of the Federal Medical-Biological Agency of the Russian Federation Vladimir Uiba and the Assistant to the Minister of Health of Russia Anatoly Gulin.

Health Care Service Project consists of three phases, that should be implemented parallel to each other and completed within one year.

At the First Phase of the Project population health check-ups should be carried out within the next two-three weeks period. At the Second Phase is planned to open Cardio Surgery department. As reported, the Russian government has already allocated funds for the office construction. Final, Third Phase includes construction of multidisciplinary Medical Center.

According to Tsakhnakia, Russian Delegation visit is the result of the agreement reached in December 2018 with the Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Veronika Skvortsova.