Belgium is Partner Country at Heimtextil 2004.

Reports on the appointment of Mikhail Zurabov, former head of the Pension Fund as the new post of minister of public health and social development in Russia. Reform of the mandatory medical insurance system as signaled by the president; Suitability of Zurabov as the new in charge of reforming mandatory insurance system; Aim of the reform; Implication of the appointment of Vladimir Starodubov as deputy minister on the implementation of the reform.