The Vice Minister of Health of  Lithuania Republic Jadwiga Zinkyavichyute visited Ukraine.

The main purpose of the official visit was participation in the celebrations in honor of the 100th anniversary of the Nicholas Amosov birth, which took place on  December, 6.

Being in Kiev,  Ms. Zinkyavichyute also visited the inpatient wards of the National Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery named after M. Amosov, Heart Institute and the Ministry of Health of Ukraine. At the visit she acquainted with clinical practice and talked with the staff and patients of medical institutions.

According to Vice Minister of Health of Lithuania, Nicholas Amosov’s School in Ukraine is rapidly developing now, and it's disciples and followers maintain cardiosurgery practice at a high level, allowing to save thousands lives today.

based on site http://moz.gov.ua