Sergei Kurashov (; – 27 August 1965) was the minister of public health of the USSR from 1959 until his death in 1965. The medical institute in Kazan is named for him. He served as the president of the World Health Organization's World Health Assembly in 1962. His ashes were buried at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. References 1910 births 1965 deaths Soviet Ministers of Health Soviet officials of the United Nations World Health Organization officials Recipients of the Order of Lenin Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Burials at the Kremlin Wall Necropolis