Health resort treatment and health improvement in the Republic of Belarus
Health resort treatment is a type of medical care held in health resort on the base of natural therapeutic factors. The network of such organizations in Belarus consists of 320 organizations for 66.9 thousand clients. They help to improve the health of more than 1 million 300 thousand people annually. The main principles of Belarusian health resort treatment are accessibility, social orientation for the most vulnerable groups (underage children and unemployed citizens), planned character, high effectiveness and the usage of natural therapeutic factors. The nature of Belarus and its natural therapeutic resources are very diverse. They promote the development of health resort treatment.