Criteria of economic effectiveness of preventive measures of chronic non-infectious diseases.

Objective: Introduction: Today, Ukraine is among the five largest European countries in terms of population, ranking fifth after Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy. Over the past decades, the number of people in Ukraine has been decreasing, mainly due to the excess of deaths over births. The high mortality rate in Ukraine is burdened by the fact that it concerns people of working age - the standardized mortality rate of the working-age population is 2.

Health of ophthalmologists as a prerequisite of quality medical services.

Objective: Introduction: The effectiveness and efficiency of the medical sector workforce directly depend on health of medical professionals. Scientific literature pays considerable attention to the health of surgeons, physicians, obstetricians, gynecologists, infectionists and dentists paying very little, if any, attention to health problems of ophthalmologists. This study is intended to bridge this gap.