WORTHY PAST, RESPONSIBLE FUTURE (ON THE OCCASION OF 250-TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SCIENTIFIC CENTRE OF CHILDREN HEALTH OF RAMS)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the historical continuity in the field of protection of children’s health in the Imperial, Soviet and modern Russia. Moscow Founding Hospital, which was established by Catherine the Great, gave a rise to development of state service of maternal and children healthcare in our country. After the October Revolution Moscow Founding Hospital was reformed into the House of Infant Protection, and then — into the State Scientific Institute of Maternity and Infancy Protection. In 1962 in the new building of the Institute situated at Lomonosovsky prospect for the first time in Russia the departments of nephrology, allergology, surgery, gastroenterology and functional diagnostics, as well as laboratories of clinical immunology, virology, cytochemistry and the department of therapeutic physical training and sports medicine were set up. Nowadays the Scientific Centre of Children Health of RAMS is a chief pediatric institution of Russia and leading scientific school. The article covers the main scientific priorities of the Centre, which aim at the development and introduction of effective methods of early diagnostics, prophylaxis, treatment and rehabilitation of children and have medical, social and economic significance. At the same time, the Scientific Centre of Children Health of RAMS is multifield clinical institution for high-technological medical healthcare for children. Year after year research workers of the Centre make their significant contribution into development of pediatric science, children healthcare, hygiene and protection of children’s and adolescents’ health in Russian Federation.

Keywords

• founding hospital
• scientific centre of children health
• maternal and children healthcare
• pediatrics
• innovations