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49. The formation of Soviet medicine

The historical events of 1917 brought ruin not only to the political and economic spheres of life. They affected the life of the population, and, of course, the general state of people's health. At the beginning of the Soviet period, with the coming to power of the Bolsheviks and the establishment of a new regime, a wave of epidemics of cholera, typhoid, smallpox and other diseases swept the country. The situation was aggravated by the widespread shortage of qualified personnel, equipment and medical equipment, and medicines. There were very few hospitals, preventive medical institutions.

At that time, the death rate increased 3 times, the birth rate halved.

Only an organized healthcare system could save the country from extinction, help in the fight against diseases and epidemics. Such a system began to actively form in 1918.

The formation of a unified health care system attracted more and more people and was of a "collective nature", the "collection" of medicine took place in several stages.

The first stage fell on October 26, 1917when was The Medical and Sanitary Department was formed.

The main task of the department was to unite and involve in the work of all doctors who recognized the new government; it was also necessary to radically change the medical and sanitary business in the country and organize qualified assistance to workers at enterprises and soldiers in the active troops, as well as those in reserve.

The Council of People's Commissars signed a decree establishing Council of Medical Colleges. This council became the highest medical body of the workers' and peasants' government.

The Council of Medical Colleges saw its main task in fulfilling the following conditions: continuing the widespread organization of medical and sanitary departments, consolidating the initiated reforms regarding the transformation of military medicine, strengthening, developing sanitary affairs and strengthening epidemic control throughout the country.

In order to act on the scale of the whole country and objectively monitor the results of the work carried out, it was necessary to hold the All-Russian Congress of Representatives of the Medical and Sanitary Departments of the Soviets.

The result of the work of the congress was the adoption of a decision on the creation of the People's Commissariat of Health, which was to become the main body of health and be in charge of all medical and sanitary affairs. On June 26, 1918, a project for the creation of the People's Commissariat of Health was presented.

Was created first board of the People's Commissariat of Health of the RSFSR, in which there were V. M. Velichkina (Bonch-Bruevich), R. P. Golubkov, E. P. Pervukhin, Z. P. Solovyov, P. G. Dauge, and the first commissioner of health was appointed N. A. Semashko. His first deputy was Z. N. Soloviev. In July 1936, the People's Commissariat of Health was renamed the People's Commissariat of Health of the USSR. Its first head was G. N. Kaminsky.

Author: Bachilo E.V.

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