ACTUAL ISSUES OF MEDICAL SUPPORT OF MILITARY SERVICES WITH THERAPEUTIC PATHOLOGY IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE FAR NORTH

The aim of the study: to consider the main sanitary-epidemiological, climatic and military-professional factors of the Far North, which can have an adverse effect on the health of military personnel, their military-professional adaptation, maintaining combat effectiveness and working capacity.

Materials and methods. In preparing this article, an analysis of scientific literature was used on the features of medical support for military personnel in the Far North, as well as the experience of the authors’ practical activities in the field of organizing medical service in the Arctic region.

Results and discussion. It was shown that due to the remoteness of the regions of the Far North, their harsh climatic and geographical characteristics, complex sanitary and epidemiological conditions, as well as the peculiarities of military labor, there is a significant contribution of therapeutic pathology to the morbidity structure of personnel. It has been substantiated to carry out such activities aimed at effectively solving the problems of the medical service for the provision of therapeutic care, such as equipping medical units and over-staffing units with demanded medical specialists, medical equipment and property, actively using the capabilities of the remote telemedicine consultation system, establishing effective interaction with medical organizations of civil systems health care of the Far North, as well as with medical units of other ministries and departments performing tasks in the Arctic.