Belarus leads the CIS in organizing assistance for children with ENT diseases - Russian scientist

September 9, Vitebsk / Sergey Kotovets - BELTA /. Belarus is a leader in the post-Soviet space in organizing assistance to children with ENT diseases. This opinion was expressed in a conversation with a BELTA correspondent by Yakov Nakatis, chief specialist in otolaryngology of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of Russia, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Professor. He is taking part in the scientific and practical conference "Topical Issues of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology," which opened today in Vitebsk. According to the scientist, today ENT diseases and related areas account for about 30% of the structure of childhood morbidity. In addition, the problem of treating and reintegrating deaf children into society remains relevant worldwide. "The use of modern drugs helps save young patients, for example, from severe pneumonia, but at the same time, such drugs can also cause harm, so today the issues of therapy, selection of the optimal treatment algorithm, and the order of organizing care for sick children are relevant," he believes. In solving these problems, according to Yakov Nakatis, Belarusian otolaryngologists hold a leading position among their colleagues from the CIS countries. At the same time, it is especially important to combine the order of organizing care (including ensuring that parents know where to seek help, how medical facilities should be equipped) with the disease treatment algorithm developed directly by doctors, the professor emphasized. Another important area is the management of treatment quality, which transitions into the management of quality of life. And here much depends on parents, who must properly raise a child, including in matters of hygiene, and also create normal conditions at home, on which the child's health ultimately depends. "The entire complex of these problems forms a kind of health circle, which will be discussed at the conference in Vitebsk, including thanks to the broad representation of participants and the program competently developed by the Belarusian organizers," Yakov Nakatis added. Leading specialists from Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine are taking part in the conference. Over two days, researchers and practicing doctors will consider a wide range of issues related to the prevention and treatment of ENT diseases in children and adolescents, and will also discuss the use of high-tech methods of diagnosis and treatment in otolaryngology. The conference is organized by the Ministry of Health of Belarus, the Republican Scientific Society of Otorhinolaryngologists, and Vitebsk State Medical University. -0-