IMMUNOPROPHYLAXIS IN THE RUSSIAN ARMED FORCES: OUTSTANDING ISSUES AND PROSPECTS FOR DEVELOPMENT
Immunoprophylaxis is one of the most effective methods of combating infectious diseases with controlled means of specific prevention. In the civil health system of the Russian Federation the vertical structure of the organization of immunoprophylaxis of the population through a network of medical organizations is formed. In the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, despite the recent large-scale reform of the medical service, the organization of immunoprophylaxis of servicemen has not undergone significant changes. Military medical organizations practically do not participate in the work on immunoprophylaxis of servicemen, this is an exceptional task of the medical service of the military level, whose specialists do not always have special training in this type of activity. A systems of organization of immunological prophylaxis in the Russian Armed Forces requires further improvement, which should be aimed at aligning given kind of activity in accordance with the requirements of the health legislation of the Russian Federation, in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of preventive work among medical service.