Modernization of health system in the context of national security of Russia

Abstract

The article is devoted to actual problems of the health system reform in Russia as one of the most important components of the national security system. Today, health population questions become relevant, they are not disregarded by politicians, the scientific community, public figures, and the media. The state in this area determines largely a perception of the state, both domestically and in the international arena. Such indicators as health and life expectancy are considered by the World Health Organization as the country's development criteria, the level and quality of life that is an essential component of human development. The study is based on official statistics of public health and statistics authorities, regulatory analysis of the legislative framework being under consideration from both the historical point of view, and in the long run, as well as with the use of the general scientific methods of analysis. The study has revealed that the problems of the health system and public and individual health of citizens in Russia is systemic. Moreover, a number of problems cannot be solved in the short term since their overcoming has objectively prolonged character (for example, the problem of staffing when the training of professionals should take an extended period of time).