Lukashenko: Medicine is an important component of state security

Medicine is an important component of the security of the state, said President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko at a meeting on topical health issues, BelTA reports.

Lukashenko recalled that he announced the current meeting during the message of the Belarusian people and the National Assembly in order to detailed the most acute problems of domestic healthcare and make the necessary decisions. “For this, professionals are invited to this hall specifically in such a wide composition – from a practitioner and not even to the Minister of Health, but senior officials,” he said.

“Medicine, as you know, is not only the treatment of patients, but also an important component of the security of any state, especially ours. There will be no economy without a healthy nation. In any state, the economy is a foundation. Without discipline, without readiness to respond correctly to modern Calls will not be real sovereignty and independence, ”the Belarusian leader emphasized.

Lukashenko stated that the domestic healthcare system confirmed its worth and went through good hardening during the pandemic period. “Against the background of other states, this test has more than worthy. In practice, confirmed the storage of our healthcare system. I want to once again thank all doctors for that hard work and once again remind you of what I said during the pandemic: I thank you Not for the fact that you worked, but for the fact that you are quickly in a difficult situation, especially psychological pressure, have found methods for treating this virus, ”the president said.

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