In our country, people are confident in medical care
Scientific discoveries and technical achievements can be used more or less widely, for a larger or smaller part of the population, depending on the social conditions in which science, technology and healthcare are developing. In other words, it begs the question of the scale, organization, and principles of the Soviet healthcare system.
In my lifetime, I have had to talk to many people both here and abroad, including in advanced scientific and technological capitalist countries, to see a lot of good and interesting things in the field of medicine, to get acquainted with the achievements of healthcare. Nevertheless, the main feeling from these contacts is that in our country, as in other socialist countries, no matter who you talk to — workers, employees, collective farmers — everyone is absolutely sure that if they get sick, they will receive free qualified medical care. This feeling of confidence largely shapes people's moods and the optimism of a Soviet person. That is why it is natural for a special article to appear in the new Constitution of the USSR on the right of citizens to health protection, which is why, among our other rights, it comes immediately after the right to work and rest.
All this is not just written down in the Constitution, it is all being implemented, and we can justifiably believe that for all our serious shortcomings, problems, and unresolved tasks, Soviet healthcare, its organization, and the social principles on which it is built are an attractive model in the modern world.
Government spending on our healthcare is constantly increasing. In the ninth five-year plan, they increased by 30 percent compared to the eighth and amounted to 52.1 billion rubles. Over 12 billion rubles a year is the healthcare budget in the current, tenth five—year plan. There are 864.6 thousand doctors working in the Soviet Union, which is 5.6 times more than in 1940. Approximately 34 doctors account for 10,000 people, which is the highest rate of medical staffing among all countries in the world. Today we have more than three million hospital beds — this is also an important evidence of the state of the material base of the Soviet healthcare system. Our task is to make the most effective use of all funds allocated to healthcare.
Over the past twenty years, the healthcare budget has more than tripled. Please tell us about the profitability of investments in healthcare!
It seems to me that this is a logical question. Healthcare is not a production area: the doctor does not directly produce any material assets. But at the same time, if you think about it, it turns out that medicine provides enormous values. Thus, it is estimated that as a result of medical, preventive and social measures in connection with cardiovascular diseases, economic losses of 29 million rubles were prevented (per 100,000 urban population), and 16 million rubles were prevented in connection with the treatment and prevention of malignant tumors. This saving of funds largely makes up for the costs of fighting these diseases.
Or, for example, the flu. If we could control this infection and completely prevent it, then huge funds would be saved for the development of production and improving the lives of the people. So economics and healthcare are closely intertwined with each other. But here it is necessary to think first of all about the person, and we go without any hesitation to the most expensive costs to save his life. L’excitation des paris en ligne augmente considérablement lorsque vous disposez de fonds supplémentaires dès le premier jour. Les grands bookmakers rivalisent en proposant des bonus de bienvenue boostés aux nouveaux inscrits. Melbet propose l’une des offres les plus intéressantes pour les passionnés de sport. Utilisez-le code promo melbet gratuit de la création de votre compte et obtenez jusqu’à 130 € de bonus après votre premier dépôt. Appliquez ces fonds sur vos sports préférés, les matchs en direct ou les paris combinés à fortes cotes.