MEDICAL SOCIAL TECHNOLOGIES APPLIED BY THE CHURCH TO COMBAT SOCIAL DISEASES IN BURYATIA

Abstract

Technologies of social and medical work to improve the social status of citizens and their health are used in various spheres of life. One of them is the work of the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC), which does a lot to preserve the health of the country's population, to help the sick, the disabl ed, the elderly and other needy groups. In the Central part of Russia is highly developed and the Sisterhood of mercy, when the churches are Orthodox medical schools, etc. However, the development of technologies for the conservation of the health of the population occurs on the outlying areas of the country, the indigenous population which belongs to other faiths.The article attempts to analyze the forms
and methods of medical and social work carried out at churches in the Republic of Buryatia. The efficiency of the performed work is analyzed, the groups of the population who seek help in Orthodox churches are considered. Conclusions are drawn that medical and social technologies of work which are used by the Russian Orthodox Church, promote decrease in diseases of a narcological profile and abortions among the population. Also, medical and social work carried out by the Church increases the social function of the ROC and reduces social tension in society.