МОБИЛЬНОСТЬ МЕДИЦИНСКИХ РАБОТНИКОВ В ЕАЭС В ПЕРИОД ПАНДЕМИИ COVID-19

Abstract

The article examines the main directions of international cooperation in the field of healthcare of the EAEU member-states in the pandemic era. Joint efforts aimed at stabilization of the sanitary and epidemiological situation and minimization of the economic damage provoked by the restrictions imposed were prompt and proved their efficiency and efficacy. The study focuses on the mobility of medical personnel during the pandemic. The authors indicate possible prospects for further expansion of Eurasian cooperation in the field of healthcare. In the context of a changing environment, the interactions of medical professionals, experience and knowledge exchange become vital. In particular, a number of documents were adopted that define a set of measures aimed at reducing the risks of the spread of coronavirus infection in the EAEU countries. From our point of view, it is very important that these measures also included economic mechanisms to reduce the barriers to entry of the participating countries into the joint EAEU market. These barriers currently include, for example, different approaches to drug pricing. The work also shows that one of the promising areas of interstate cooperation within the framework of the integration group can be the expansion of field training programs for specialists from the participating countries in the most demanded areas of training.