Razumov A N, Mokina N A
First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov (Sechenov' University), Moscow, Russia.
Samara regional children's sanatorium, Samara, Russia.
Vopr Kurortol Fizioter Lech Fiz Kult. 2023;100(1):7-17. doi: 10.17116/kurort20231000117.
Health care in general and medicine in particular play an important role in the geopolitical landscape and the political positioning of the state in the modern world. The health of the citizens of the country is the most important resource of national security. This article, based on a SWOT-analysis, highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the foreign and national resort industry as a part of medical diplomacy, with decomposition to its individual participants. The undoubted advantage of our country in terms of humanitarian policy, on the world stage is shown, specifically in the context of national key success factors, including the technological capabilities of domestic medical science and practice, regarding the availability of trained staff, specialized variable climatic sanatorium and resort institutions network with unique technologies and natural healing resources, coupled with international experience in humanitarian cooperation, developed healthcare system and sanitary and epidemiological supervision of the country. Medical diplomacy and national resort medicine as an active participant of the branch, are strategically important areas in public diplomacy, having the ability to play an important role in achieving national goals in geopolitics.
总体而言，医疗保健，尤其是医学，在现代世界的地缘政治格局和国家的政治定位中发挥着重要作用。国家公民的健康是国家安全的最重要资源。本文基于SWOT分析，突出了作为医疗外交一部分的国内外疗养产业的优势与劣势，并将其分解到各个参与者。展示了我国在人道主义政策方面在世界舞台上的无疑优势，特别是在国家关键成功因素的背景下，包括国内医学科学和实践的技术能力、训练有素的人员的可用性、拥有独特技术和自然疗养资源的专业化可变气候疗养院和度假机构网络，以及在人道主义合作方面的国际经验、发达的医疗保健系统和国家的卫生与流行病学监督。医疗外交和国家疗养医学作为该领域的积极参与者，是公共外交中具有战略重要性的领域，有能力在实现地缘政治中的国家目标方面发挥重要作用。
