A healthy person — a strong economy: KRSU discussed modern approaches to public health

At KRSU, as part of the «Visiting Professor» program, lectures by Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor Anna Kontseva were held on modern approaches to the formation of public health.In an interview, Anna Kontseva noted that health — is not only the task of the healthcare system. According to her, medicine primarily works with diseases, while maintaining health requires joint efforts of the state, economy, employers and the environment in which a person lives. Prevention of chronic diseases, development of a healthy diet, and measures to reduce tobacco and salt consumption are proving more effective and economically justified than treating the consequences.As a result of the lectures, high interest from practical healthcare was noted. Representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, the WHO country office, KSMA, MHSM and national centers took part in the discussion.Why prevention is cheaper than cure, how economics relates to health and what makes a healthy lifestyle a real choice — see the interview with the professor.