As of January 1, 2022, the medical and health complex of the Republic of Belarus includes 304 facilities, with a total bed capacity of 65,000 beds. The total number of employees of year-round sanatorium-resort and health-improving organizations is 16.1 thousand people, including 4.6 thousand medical workers.

The infrastructure and staffing of the system of sanatorium treatment and rehabilitation of the population make it possible to provide medical and health services to 1 million 300 thousand people annually.

More than 84 million rubles were used to strengthen and develop the material and technical base of the medical and recreation complex in 2021, most of which were earned as part of the core activities of health resorts. These funds were used to carry out repairs, purchase equipment and inventory, create conditions for a barrier-free environment for physically weakened people.

Health resorts of the republic are staffed with highly qualified medical personnel. Most doctors of sanatoriums have the first or highest qualification category, which contributes to the high quality, safety and further development of sanatorium care for the population.

Ensuring the proper quality and safety of health resort services is one of the priorities in the work of the system of sanatorium treatment and improvement of the population. On these issues, the Republican Center organized constant interdepartmental preventive monitoring of all facilities of the medical and recreational complex.

Particular attention is paid to the prevention of coronavirus infection. Last September, the Republican Center, together with the Ministry of Health, developed and approved the next edition of methodological recommendations and ensures their application in every health resort. Vaccination is one of the most effective measures to prevent infectious diseases. In total, 74 percent of health workers were vaccinated, including 84 percent of medical workers.

In general, in 2021, sanatorium-resort and health-improving organizations ensured the proper quality and safety of health-improving services. Due to this, the recovery growth of the system of sanatorium treatment and improvement of the population has been achieved. The health resort services market has almost recovered to the volumes of the pre-epidemic period, and in many respects even surpassed the most successful year of 2019.

The average occupancy of health resorts met the requirements

guidelines for the prevention of coronavirus infection and amounted to 74 percent, which is 16 percentage points higher than in 2020.

1 million 272 thousand people underwent sanatorium treatment and rehabilitation, which is 59 percent more than in 2020. Revenue from the sale of medical and health services amounted to 674 million rubles, which is 46 percent higher than in 2020 and 1.2 percent higher than in 2019.

Revenue from the sale of additional paid services not included in the cost of the ticket amounted to 130 million rubles, which is one and a half times higher than in 2020 and 12 percent higher than in 2019.

Compared to 2020, the volume of free sale and export of medical and health services has grown significantly.

As part of the free implementation, that is, without the use of budgetary funds, 576 thousand people underwent sanatorium treatment and rehabilitation, which is almost 80 percent more than in 2020. The total revenue from the free sale of services amounted to 476 million rubles, which is 54 percent higher than in 2020 and 3.5 percent higher than in 2019.

The largest share among the people who underwent sanatorium treatment and rehabilitation without the use of budget funding were citizens of the Republic of Belarus. Their number was 437 thousand people, which is almost twice more than in 2020, and a quarter more than in 2019.

Revenue from the free sale of services to citizens of the Republic of Belarus amounted to 330 million rubles, which is one and a half times higher than in 2020, and 35 percent higher than in 2019.

Growth in the volume of medical and health-improving services implemented citizens, achieved through the implementation of a rational pricing policy by health resorts, as well as marketing and promotional activities aimed at the domestic market. To provide additional resilience to the risks of export markets, this practice should be continued and developed.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, we were not able to reach the pre-epidemic indicators of the export of medical and health services, but we ensured their significant growth compared to 2020.

139 thousand foreign citizens underwent sanatorium treatment and rehabilitation, which is 38 percent more than in 2020. Revenue from the export of these services amounted to 146 million rubles, which is 60 percent higher than in 2020.

In terms of regions, the export growth rates are as follows: Mogilev region - 185 percent, Grodno region - 183 percent, Vitebsk region - 176 percent, Minsk region - 173 percent, Brest region - 165 percent, Gomel region - 143 percent, health resorts in Minsk - 116 percent.

The stable operation of the health-improving complex is largely ensured by citizens exercising their right to health resort treatment and rehabilitation using budget financing.