Medical Support of Armed Forces of Ukraine: New Vision of Organizational Structure and Management.

摘要

In recent years, the contribution of the human factor (personnel combat strength) to the fighting readiness of combat troops has increased considerably. On the one hand, the use of weapons with highly destructive characteristics may not only cause losses in manpower on a significantly higher scale, but these losses also have different characteristics (large numbers of multiple injuries, in addition to combat stress and fatigue). On the other hand, the armed forces of the civilized nations consist of military specialists managing modern military technologies. As is well known, the expenses of training a modern high quality military pilot training costs several million dollars, which is comparable with the cost of a jet-fighter. Therefore, the health and professional sustainability of military experts has obtained strategic importance. Another feature of the present situation is the reorientation of the military doctrines of many countries to participation of their aimed forces in peacekeeping, humanitarian and disaster relief operations. The military-medical doctrines which are currently being developed by NATO, Russia and Ukraine, are aimed at carrying out of these new roles. Presently, multinational forces of NATO nations and Pfp countries, including the Ukraine peacekeeping contingent, are fulfilling many of the missions mentioned above. In connection with this, there is an increase in the need for exchange of information and experience between the national military-medical departments and services. Such exchange is the main task of the current Specialists' Meeting. The importance of this event is great, because many of its recommendations to the military-medical services equally apply to the civil health care services of many countries.