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II. Read this text. Be ready to discuss it. Public Health in Belarus

The Constitution of the Republic of Belarus guarantees the right to health protection for all citizens of our country ensuring them material security in sickness, disability and in old age. Health protection in the Republic of Belarus is free of charge. Any person who falls ill is entitled to sick-leave pay.

The prevention of diseases and extension of the life-span are the major principles of our health service. Now the life-span of Belarusian people averages 63.2 years for men and 74.5 years for women. The mortality rate is 14.3/0. In 2004 the birth rate was 9/0, the infant mortality was 6.9/0.

A sick person may undertake treatment at various medical institutions such as out-patient and in-patient hospitals, health centres, rest homes, emergency hospitals, sanatoria and etc. The total number of doctors in these institutions is about 46,000 and that of nursing personnel is 119,000. Every year more than 1,460 young doctors graduate from four higher medical schools. Paramedical personnel are trained at 17 specialized medical colleges.

At the out-patient hospitals patients receive out-patient treatment. There is a broad range of well-equipped laboratories for making analyses and procedure-rooms. There are 651 hospitals in the Republic of Belarus which provide qualified in-patient treatment and have all the necessary modern facilities for making a diagnosis. We have specialized health centres: cardiologic, neurologic, oncologic, and others.

Much has been done in the Republic of Belarus to solve the problem of mother and child welfare. There are special labour laws for pregnant women. We have thousands of child health centres, special children’s hospitals and out-patient departments, numerous ante-natal and post-natal clinics.

Belarusian people may build up their health at sanatoria and rest-homes. Great attention is paid to the surrounding environment - the elimination of air pollution with industrial and automobile gases, the control of growing noises in large cities.

There are nine Research Institutes in the Republic of Belarus which make great efforts to resolve the most topical problems of Public Health, to coordinate the research work of the Chairs of Higher Medical Schools of our country. The activity of these institutions is aimed at elaborating new methods of treatment and applying them in current practice. The Ministry of Public Health of the Republic of Belarus heads the scientific activity of researchers. It has provided our scientists in the field of medicine with the best possible conditions for developing their creative initiative.

Text vocabulary

  • material security

  • денежное обеспечение

  • to be entitled to

  • иметь право на

  • 13.5/0

  • количество на 1000 населения

  • broad range

  • широкий круг

  • welfare

  • благосостояние

  • labour law

  • закон об охране труда

  • to build up one’s health

  • восстановить здоровье

  • to resolve

  • решать, принимать решение

  • topical

  • актуальный

  • current

  • настоящий, текущий

  • creative initiative

  • творческая инициатива