Public health service in ukraine

Task 1 Read and translate into Ukrainian the following words and word combinations of Latin and Greek origin:

primary stage, qualified doctor, therapist, dentist, medical institution, maternity home, paramedical personnel, total sum, specialized centre, medical equipment, preventive medicine, annual, dental inspection, medical examination, planned and controlled medical assistance, fatal, national strategy, concentrate on medical problems, cancer, tuberculosis.

Task 2 Practice the pronunciation of the following words and word combinations, use the dictionary:

charge, department, means, available, congenital, developed, call, qualified, joint venture, emergency aid, annual, furnish, prosthetics, orthodontics, care, maternity

Task 3 Learn the active vocabulary to the text:

free of charge  безкоштовно

to call in a doctor  викликати лікаря

a unit (department)  відділення

an in-patient department  стаціонар

an out-patient department амбулаторне відділення

to take care of  піклуватися про кого-небудь

health care  охорона здоров'я

a medical (dental) check-up  медичний (стоматологічний)

огляд

to carry out a medical  проводити медичний огляд

examination

to undergo a medical  проходити медичний огляд

examination

to provide (render) assistance надавати допомогу

dental inspection  стоматологічний огляд

means and ways of засоби та шляхи

effective treatment ефективного лікування

a congenital (developed)  спадкове (набуте)

disease захворювання

a maternity home  пологовий будинок

paramedical personnel середній медичний персонал

Task 4 Translate the following word combinations into Ukrainian before reading the text:

along with this, no matter where a person lives, to be available, expenses are borne by the state, emergency aid station, over one million doctors, to consume a lion's share of allocation, about two thirds, with the aim of, to set up, to carry out, to call in, to check up

Task 5 Read and translate the text into Ukrainian:

PUBLIC HEALTH IN UKRAINE

Health service in Ukraine is controlled by the state. As in many other countries, the public health service in Ukraine is free of charge. All types of medical aid including surgical intervention are available to everyone.

No matter where a person lives he can always call in a doctor and get a qualified medical aid. All expenses are borne by the state which has a wide network of medical institutions: hospitals, polyclinics, maternity homes, emergency aid stations and so on. Along with these, there are many medical institutions which provide medical assistance for money, such as joint ventures or self-financing polyclinics, for example.

In-patient departments of the state medical institutions have the total of 35 million beds. Over one million doctors and more than three million paramedical personnel are involved in the job of taking care of the people's health. Hospitals consume a lion's share of state allocations for health - about two thirds of the total sum. New large hospitals and specialized centers are set up. Much is done to increase the output of the latest types of medical equipment including radio electronics and nuclear physics.

Everybody knows that it is much easier to prevent a disease than to treat it. The famous Russian surgeon M. Pirogov wrote that the future belongs to preventive medicine. Prophylaxis is one of the basic principles of the Ukrainian public health system. Annual medical check-ups are carried out at every district polyclinic or large factories and farms with the aim of detecting diseases at the earliest stages of their development.

Stomatological (dental) service in our country is also planned and controlled by the state. Dental care is provided free of charge in specially equipped stomatological polyclinics and in-patient departments. The majority of dental clinics are furnished with modern equipment, have X-ray rooms, physiotherapy units and oral health care rooms. The assistance is rendered by various specialists: dental therapists, surgeons, prosthetists, dental mechanics and orthodontists.

Prevention in dentistry is just as important as in general health care. Neglected dental disorders lead to complications that sometimes may be very serious or even fatal. So, the national strategy for dental care is prevention and timely treatment of diseases of the teeth and oral cavity. People are recommended to undergo prophylactic check-ups once or twice a year to protect themselves from dental diseases.

Like everywhere in the world, medical science in Ukraine concentrates on the solution of most important health problems such as the development of new ways and means of prevention and effective treatment of cardiovascular diseases, cancer and many other dangerous diseases both congenital and developed. Much attention is paid to the prevention and treatment of tooth decay and other diseases of the teeth and mouth cavity.

Task 6 Give the English equivalents to the following words and word combinations:

охорона здоров'я, профілактичний огляд, проводити медичний огляд, проходити медичний огляд, безкоштовно, надавати медичну допомогу, викликати лікаря додому, піклуватися;

створювати (засновувати), способи і засоби лікування, відділення лікарні, стаціонар, пологовий будинок, вроджене (придбане) захворювання, поряд з, карієс.

Task 7 Translate the sentences into Ukrainian:

1 All types of medical help including surgical intervention are available to everyone no matter where he lives.

2 One can always call in a doctor if necessary and get a qualified medical aid.

3 All expenses are borne by the state which has a wide network of medical institutions: hospitals, polyclinics, maternity homes, emergency aid stations, and so on.

4 State allocations into public health make it possible to build new large hospitals and set up specialized centers equipped with modern apparatus.

5 Over one million doctors and more than three million paramedical personnel are involved in the job of taking care of the people's health.

6 Dental care is provided free of charge in specially equipped polyclinics and in-patient departments.

7 People are recommended to undergo prophylactic check-ups once or twice a year to protect themselves from diseases.

Task 8 Fill in the prepositions where necessary:

1 Health service ... Ukraine is planned and controlled ... the state.

2 You can always call ... a doctor if you do not feel well.

3 A11 expenses in hospitals are borne ... the state.

4 State allocations make it possible to set … specialized medical centres.

5 Annual medical check-ups are carried … at every district polyclinic.

6 Medical science in Ukraine concentrates … most important health problems.

Task 9 Form nouns from the verbs using the suffix - MENT and translate them:

to develop, to establish, to treat, to improve, to equip, to agree, to enjoy, to pay

Task 10 Determine the functions of the Infinitive and translate the following sentences:

1 To prevent a disease is much easier than to treat it.

2 State allocations make it possible to set up new large health care centres.

3 То keep healthy one must undergo regular medical and dental checkups.

4 To reveal diseases at an early stage medical check-ups are carried out at district polyclinics.

5 N. Pirogov was the first medical man to stress the importance of preventive medicine.

6 It is for the doctor to decide when you can be discharged from the hospital.

7 He worked very hard to finish writing his article in time.

8 It is necessary for you to have an ECG made before you come to see me next time.

9 You have to take this medicine 3 times a day in order to avoid inflammation.

10 To prevent dental caries is easer than to treat it.

11 To prevent dental caries dentists recommend to use fluoride toothpastes.

12 Good tooth brushing habits are known to help avoid dental disease and have healthy teeth.

Task 11 Rewrite sentences using Complex Subject instead of clauses. Model: It seems that he stole the money.

He seems to have stolen the money.

1 It seems that he knows everyone here.

2 Until the XXth century, it was considered that cardiovascular disease was not a serious problem.

3 It was reported that nearly a quarter of fatal attack victims were below age 65.

4 Researchers found that bacteria which cause gum disease can travel through the bloodstream.

5 It is likely that patients with gum disease more often suffer from narrowing of the arteries.

6 Many dermatologists believe that refined carbohydrates trigger inflammation in the skin.

7 The WHO experts suppose that the number of diabetics will double by 2030.

8 It is said that the first book devoted entirely to dentistry appeared in the XVIth century.

9 It is known that ancient Romans could make false teeth and even removable dentures from ivory.

10 It is considered that the hardness of porcelain is very high.

Task 12 Answer the questions to the text:

1 Where can we get medical aid?

2 What is the number of medical workers in our country?

3 What are state allocations for medicine used for?

4 Are medical check-ups carried out regularly?

5 How often must one undergo dental inspection?

6 What kinds of dental help are provided by polyclinics?

7 What are the problems the Ukrainian medical science concentrates on?

8 Prevention is important, isn't it? Why so?

Task 13 Agree or disagree with the following statements, using the given phrases:

That is quite right (true), yes.

I'm afraid I can't agree with you here.

1 Medical care is very expensive in Ukraine.

2 Very little is done to increase the output of modern medical equipment.

3 It is easier to prevent a disease than to treat it.

4 No medical check-ups are carried out at polyclinics.

5 Dental care is not very important.

6 Neglected disorders cannot lead to complications.

7 Medical care is available to everybody in our country.

Task 14 Complete the sentences using the words in brackets:

1 Medical help in Ukraine is provided … (where, when, whom by).

2 State health allocations make it possible … (to do what).

3 Prophylactic check-ups are carried out ... (where, how often, what for).

4 Prevention is very important because … (what).

Task 15 Ask your fellow students questions using the words in brackets and making all the necessary arrangements:

1 Where (district, to be, your, polyclinic)?

2 How often (you, if, for, to undergo, a medical check-up, must)?

3 Who (your, to be, district doctor)?

4 What (you, to think, service, about, polyclinical, to do)?

Task 16 Act out the following situations:

You are talking to an English friend. Tell him/her about the health care in our country:

a) our polyclinical (out-patient) aid

b) our hospital (in-patient) aid

c) dental care

d) prevention service in our country.