Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945

This article presents the results of historical and medical study reflecting the state of child health care system in Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The aim of the study is to analyze the situation regarding children’s health care during the...

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Main Authors: Roman S. Matveev, Valeriy Yu. Albitskiy, Tamara G. Denisova, Stella A. Sher, Melsik S. Denisov, Ludmila L. Kozyreva
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Published: "Paediatrician" Publishers LLC 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/3012
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author Roman S. Matveev
Valeriy Yu. Albitskiy
Tamara G. Denisova
Stella A. Sher
Melsik S. Denisov
Ludmila L. Kozyreva
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description This article presents the results of historical and medical study reflecting the state of child health care system in Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The aim of the study is to analyze the situation regarding children’s health care during the most crucial period for our country. We have studied published and unpublished documents from the State Archive of Russian Federation, archives of Chuvash Republic, newspapers, journals, collections of scientific articles, and monographs to cover this issue. Local health authorities have significantly reorganized their work during the war years and set new tasks for protection of local and evacuated children’s health and lives. People’s Commissariat of Public Health of Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic has managed to prevent the reduction in the number of pediatric medical and preventive institutions, implemented their adequate staffing level, increase the efficacy of therapeutic and preventive measures, and resist infectious diseases outbreaks even under the evacuation measures, insufficient funding, and lack of qualified specialists. The child health care system created before the war in the whole USSR (Chuvashia included) and the medical and preventive work that was carried out during the war gave positive results. Child mortality decreased by 1.7 times compared to the pre-war 1940. Thus, children’s health care in Chuvashia withstood this difficult test and proved its efficacy during the Great Patriotic War.
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spelling doaj-art-0da4bb1f7fba411dbf3a25eaab39ff772025-08-20T03:34:41Zeng"Paediatrician" Publishers LLCВопросы современной педиатрии1682-55271682-55352022-10-0121432633210.15690/vsp.v21i4.24322052Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945Roman S. Matveev0Valeriy Yu. Albitskiy1Tamara G. Denisova2Stella A. Sher3Melsik S. Denisov4Ludmila L. Kozyreva5Institute for Advanced Training of PhysiciansPediatrics and Child Health Research Institute in Petrovsky National Research Centre of SurgeryInstitute for Advanced Training of Physicians; Chuvash State University named after I.N. UlyanovPediatrics and Child Health Research Institute in Petrovsky National Research Centre of SurgeryMari State UniversityInstitute for Advanced Training of PhysiciansThis article presents the results of historical and medical study reflecting the state of child health care system in Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic during the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945. The aim of the study is to analyze the situation regarding children’s health care during the most crucial period for our country. We have studied published and unpublished documents from the State Archive of Russian Federation, archives of Chuvash Republic, newspapers, journals, collections of scientific articles, and monographs to cover this issue. Local health authorities have significantly reorganized their work during the war years and set new tasks for protection of local and evacuated children’s health and lives. People’s Commissariat of Public Health of Chuvash Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic has managed to prevent the reduction in the number of pediatric medical and preventive institutions, implemented their adequate staffing level, increase the efficacy of therapeutic and preventive measures, and resist infectious diseases outbreaks even under the evacuation measures, insufficient funding, and lack of qualified specialists. The child health care system created before the war in the whole USSR (Chuvashia included) and the medical and preventive work that was carried out during the war gave positive results. Child mortality decreased by 1.7 times compared to the pre-war 1940. Thus, children’s health care in Chuvashia withstood this difficult test and proved its efficacy during the Great Patriotic War.https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/3012health care for evacuated childrenpediatric medical and preventive institutionschuvash autonomous soviet socialist republicgreat patriotic war of 1941–1945
spellingShingle Roman S. Matveev
Valeriy Yu. Albitskiy
Tamara G. Denisova
Stella A. Sher
Melsik S. Denisov
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Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
Вопросы современной педиатрии
health care for evacuated children
pediatric medical and preventive institutions
chuvash autonomous soviet socialist republic
great patriotic war of 1941–1945
title Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
title_full Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
title_fullStr Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
title_full_unstemmed Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
title_short Children’s Health Care in Chuvashia Region During the Great Patriotic War of 1941–1945
title_sort children s health care in chuvashia region during the great patriotic war of 1941 1945
topic health care for evacuated children
pediatric medical and preventive institutions
chuvash autonomous soviet socialist republic
great patriotic war of 1941–1945
url https://vsp.spr-journal.ru/jour/article/view/3012
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