The main attention of health service in Russia is paid to prophylaxis. One of the most important tasks in the fight against different diseases is the early detection of the first…

The main attention of health service in Russia is paid to prophylaxis. One of the most important tasks in the fight against different diseases is the early detection of the first signs of the disease. We pay much attention to the popularization of medical science among the population. We believe that one of the main available methods of preventing the spread of disease is health education. The press, cinema, radio and television are very helpful for this purpose. The basic medical unit in our country is the polyclinic. We have policlinics for adult population and for children. Ambulant patients are seen at the policlinic by the district doctors. A patient who is ill at home is visited by his district doctor. The doctor works 6 hours a day. For the district doctor this is made up of 3 hours in consultation at the policlinic and 3 hours in visiting patients in their homes. The emergency ambulance service operates day and night and is free of charge. The ambulances are equipped by diagnostic, respiratory, anaesthetic and electro-therapeutic apparatus, blood-transfusion and other equipment. There are several specialized hospitals in Russia for the treatment of particular diseases – infections, psychiatric diseases, cancer, ophthalmological diseases and others. Some words must be said about the Mother – and Child Health Care Centre in Moscow. This centre concentrates effort not only on traditional problems of obstetrics and gynecology but also on research in normal physiology of the female organism. The main task of this centre is to ensure the birth of a healthy child. The centre developed new methods of disease prevention, diagnostics and treatment. Much attention in our country is paid to the scientific problems, concerning the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular, viral and oncological diseases, the problem of gerontology, medical genetics, immunology and creation of artificial organs. Задание 1. Найдите английские эквиваленты в тексте Ранняя диагностика, признаки болезни, популяризация науки, основные методы, распространение болезней, санитарное просвещение, медсанчасть, участковый врач, служба скорой помощи, бесплатно, переливание крови, психиатрические болезни, центр матери и ребенка, акушерство и гинекология, здоровый ребенок, профилактика заболеваний, большое внимание, вирусные заболевания, наука о старости, медицинская генетика, создание искусственных органов. Задание 2. Ответьте на вопросы 1) What is the main attention of health service in Russia paid to? 2) What is one of the most important tasks in the fight against different diseases? 3) What is helpful in health education? 4) Is the polyclinic the basic medical unit in our country? 5) How many hours does the doctor work? 6) Is the emergency ambulance service free of charge? 7) What can you say about the equipment of the emergency ambulance service? 8) Are there many specialized hospitals in Russia? 9) What are the problems, studied by the Mother-and-Child Health Care Centre in Moscow? 10) Is much attention in our country paid to the scientific problems? Задание 3. Дополните предложения необходимой информацией. 1. Mother – and Child Health Care Centre in Moscow concentrates effort not only on ……... 2. Health education is the main available ……… 3. In Russia the main attention of health service is ……. 4. The emergency ……… charge. 5. Much attention is paid to the popularization …… 6. Several ………. are in Russia 7. The most important task in the fight against different diseases is ……. 8. These specialized hospitals are for …………. diseases 9. The main task of the Mother – and Child Health Care Centre is ………. 10. The press ………for this purpose. International health organizations International health organizations (IHO) are usually divided into three groups: multilateral organizations, bilateral organizations, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The term multilateral means that funding comes from multiple governments (as well as from non-governmental sources) and is distributed to many different countries. The major multilateral organizations are all part of the United Nations. The World Health Organization (WHO) is the premier international health organization. Technically it is an "intergovernmental agency related to the United Nations." WHO and other such intergovernmental agencies are "separate, autonomous organizations which, by special agreements, work with the UN and each other through the coordinating machinery of the Economic and Social Council." According to its constitution (1948) its principal goal is "the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health." Задание 4. Ответьте на вопросы. 1. What do you know about IHO? 2. What types of IHO are there? 3. What’s the difference between multilateral and bilateral organizations? 4. What does the HGO stand for? 5. Is the WHO related to the UN? 6. What is the principal goal of the WHO?