
Medical conscripts in the Far East may be offered an alternative service in medical institutions. First Deputy Minister of HEALTH Viktor Fisenko spoke about the initiative at a meeting of the Federation Council on the development of the Far East, the Arctic and Antarctic. The recording of the broadcast is available on the Sovfed's YouTube channel.
According to Fisenko, the ministry proposes the introduction of a rotational method and the introduction of "an alternative service, when a young man with a medical education, drafted into the army, can work this time in primary health care in the Far East."
This approach will help fill the shortage of paramedical and medical staff in polyclinics, outpatient clinics and feldsher-obstetric stations, which Fisenko called "a global personnel problem."
Golikova instructed to analyze the shortage of doctors in the regions Society
On November 8, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova ordered the regions to analyze the shortage of medical personnel and evaluate the effectiveness of support measures to attract and retain doctors in the field. Before that, she expressed fears that doctors working in the red zone, who are exposed to the effects of CORONAVIRUS, will leave the profession due to professional burnout.