Russian village fears clinic closure as health cuts hit poorest While the consequences of Russia's economic downturn are less visible in Moscow, in remote rural villages like Sheshurino, northwest of the capital, the only clinic is due to close. Experts say recent attempts to reform Russia's healthcare system with a reduced budget have led death rates to rise from 13.5 per 1,000 in the first quarter of 2014 to 14 this year. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES