Russia’s Health Minister Murashko saves a passenger’s life mid-air on Moscow-Hanoi flight

Russia’s Minister of Health, Mikhail Murashko, saved the life of a passenger who fell ill and suffered a hypertensive crisis, which could have led to a heart attack. He was aboard a flight from Moscow to Hanoi, calming the man and helping to stabilize his condition until the aircraft landed.

According to the Telegram channel Shot, three hours into the Moscow–Hanoi flight, a Russian passenger suffered a hypertensive crisis, prompting the crew to urgently request medical assistance. Among those on board was Russia’s Minister of Health, Mikhail Murashko, who was traveling to Vietnam on an official visit. Responding immediately, Murashko provided treatment and stabilized the man’s condition.

Who is Mikhail Murashko

Mikhail Murashko, 58, is a physician and the Russian Minister of Health. He has served in the post since 21 January 2020 after a career that included leading Russia’s federal health-supervision agency (Roszdravnadzor) and work in regional healthcare administration.

Born in Sverdlovsk in 1967, he is a physician and longtime health administrator who began his career as an obstetrician-gynecologist in the Komi Republic before rising to head its Perinatal Center and later serving as the region’s health minister. He moved to federal service as deputy head of Roszdravnadzor, Russia’s healthcare watchdog, becoming its chief in 2015. President Vladimir Putin appointed him Minister of Health in Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin’s Cabinet in 2020. Murashko’s career shows the value of appointing leaders with deep professional expertise to head critical ministries.