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4.Health resort treatment.

5.Research and practical centers.

6.Fields of medical research.

XII. Study the scheme and speak about health care facilities and personnel in Belarus.

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SELF CHECK

XIII. Translate into English using words from Active and Reference Vocabulary.

1.Все граждане Республики Беларусь имеют право на высококвалифицированную медицинскую помощь.

2.Каждый гражданин нашей страны может получить медицинскую помощь бесплатно.

3.Платные медицинские услуги включают в себя оказание профилактической, лечебно-диагностической, реабилитационной и зубопротезной помощи.

4.Профилактика позволяет предупредить и вовремя излечить сердечно-сосудистые, онкологические и другие заболевания.

5.Школьники регулярно проходят профилактические медицинские осмотры.

6.Увеличение продолжительности жизни – это проблема, которой занимается геронтология.

7.Оказание медицинской помощи в республике Беларусь организовано по территориальному принципу.

8.Пациенты могут получить первичную медицинскую помощь в поликлинике.

9.Участковый врач работает 7 часов в неделю: 4 часа принимает пациентов в поликлинике и три часа посещает пациентов на дому.

10.В нашей стране есть поликлиники для детей и для взрослых.

11.Легче предупредить заболевание, чем лечить, не так ли?

12.Чтобы поехать в санаторий или дом отдыха нужно иметь путевку.

13.Кроме оплачиваемого декретного отпуска, женщина имеет право на ежемесячное пособие.

14.Люди с хроническими заболеваниями состоят на учете в поликлинике.

15.Новые методы лечения широко используются в медицине.

16.Средняя продолжительность стационарного лечения – 10 дней.

17.Я записался на прием к хирургу на среду на 10 часов утра.

18.Врач продлил мне больничный лист еще на одну неделю.

19.Вы можете получить лекарство по рецепту в любой государственной аптеке.

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20.Научно-исследовательские институты разрабатывают новые методы лечения и работают над усовершенствованием медицинского оборудования.

21.Республиканские научно-практические центры внедряют новые технологии в диагностику и лечение заболеваний.

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PART II

TEXT 2

I. Read and memorize the following word combinations. Translate the sentences.

1. natural population loss – естественная убыль населения

In 2002 the natural population loss reached its maximum level (–5.9) and it decreased to –2.8 in 2011.

2.programme-oriented planning – программно-целевое планирование

The programme-oriented planning in health care is a key mechanism to increase the efficiency of the branch.

3. restructuring of the branch – реструктурирование отрасли

Restructuring of the branch is carried out.

4.hospital-substituting technologies – стационар-замещающие технологии

Implementation of hospital-substituting technologies allows using hospital resources more efficiently.

5. evidence-based medicine –доказательная медицина cost-effectiveness analysis – анализ экономической эффективности, анализ соотношения между затратами и эффективностью

More than 1000 clinical protocols grounded on evidence-based medicine and cost-effectiveness analysis of medical care have been introduced.

6. stipulate – предусматривать

Improvement of the demographic situation in the country is stipulated in the Directions of the Strategic Development of Health Care of the Republic of Belarus for 2011–2015.

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II. Read and translate the text.

ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM OF THE

REPUBLIC OF BELARUS (1991-2011)

During the period 1991–2011 the infant mortality rate decreased more then 3-fold (up to 3.9 per 1000 live births) and it is the lowest one in the CIS countries.

In 2002 the natural population loss reached its maximum level (–5.9) and it decreased to –2.8 in 2011.

There is a positive tendency to an increase in life expectancy (70.6 years in 2011).

Since 2000, the process of health care reforming in Belarus has become systemic. The introduction of the state social standards which ensure the realization of the citizens’ social rights stipulated in the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus, is a distinctive feature of the national health care system.

The programme-oriented planning in health care as a key mechanism to increase the efficiency of the branch has been introduced. The following state programmes are aimed at health promotion, reduction of morbidity and mortality: National Programme of Demographic Security of the Republic of Belarus for 2011–2015, State Integrated Programme on Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment for 2010–2014, State Programme "Tuberculosis" for 2010–2014, State Programme of HIVInfection Prevention for 2011-2015, State Program on Overcoming the Consequences of the Chernobyl Accident for 2011–2015 and the Period to 2020, State Programme “Cardiology” for 2011–2015, etc.

Restructuring of the branch is carried out. Unused hospital beds have been cut. The priority has been given to primary health care including an increase in its funding, development of hospitalsubstituting technologies, improvement of the material and technical basis, staff and introduction of the general practitioner’s

practice. A total of 16 republican scientific and practical centers have been established.

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The system of the quality control over medical health care has been improved. A compulsory licensing of

medical and pharmaceutical activities has been introduced. More than 1000 clinical protocols on diagnosis and treatment of 24 disease groups, grounded on evidence-based medicine and cost-effectiveness analysis of medical care, have been elaborated and introduced.

Disabled persons, patients with tuberculosis, AIDS, systemic diseases of connective tissue, cancer and hematologic diseases, diabetes mellitus, epilepsy and some other serious diseases are provided with free medicines. Children and pregnant women with phenylketonuria are provided with free medicinal nutrition mixtures.

The country ensures sanitary-epidemic well-being (безопасность) of the population. In accordance with the National Immunization Schedule, the vaccination of the population is carried out. The level of the preventive vaccination coverage has reached 97–98%. In 2011, viral hepatitis incidence rate was 3.0 per 100, 000 population (in 2002 – 750.0 per 100, 000 population). No diphtheria cases were registered in 2011 (1 case – in 2010). Since 2004 a tendency to the decrease of tuberculosis incidence rate has been observed. In 2011 this indicator was 42.8 per 100, 000 population (in 2004 – 55.4 per 100, 000 population).

High-tech medical services are rendered not only at the national level, but also in the regions on the basis of the regional hospitals.

Achievements of the health care system of Belarus have been recognized by the World Health Organization as the highest ones among the CIS countries.

The main purpose of the health care system for the future is to stabilize and to further improve the medical and demographic situation in the country, as stipulated in the Directions of the Strategic Development of Health Care of the Republic of Belarus for 2011–2015.

The main objectives of the healthcare system for 2011–2015 also include the improvement of people's health indicators by further advancing the quality of medical services, and ensuring common standards of statesubsidized medical assistance to every person regardless of his/her place of residence.

A separate area of the state efforts is expansion of the export of medical services. By 2015 it should grow fivefold against 2010.

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12.What do the main objectives of the healthcare system for 2011– 2015 include?

IV. Speak about achievements of the Health Care System of the Republic of Belarus. Use the following plan.

1.Infant mortality rate.

2.Natural population loss.

3.Life expectancy.

4.Programme-oriented planning.

5.The system of the quality control.

6.Preventive vaccination.

7.High-tech medical services.

8.Main objectives of the health care system for the future.

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PART I

VOCABULARY

I. Remember the following words and phrases and use them as much as possible in your topic.

Active Vocabulary

Профессиональная деятельность – Professional activities

Исследовательская деятельность – Research

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