Occupational Morbidity Rates in Russia’s Healthcare Sector – An Alarming Trend

2023-06-02 08:29:15

In the group of diseases “caused by the influence of biological factors”, the first place is occupied by diseases caused by coronavirus – they account for 91.44%. In second place is tuberculosis (6.14%), in third place is brucellosis (0.97%). In 2022, one case of an occupational disease caused by HIV infection was also registered (0.16%).

The main reasons for the development of acute occupational diseases were contact with an infectious agent (91.25%), other causes (5.14%) and imperfection of personal protective equipment (2.28%).

The Social Insurance Fund sent almost 24 billion rubles to healthcare workers affected by COVID-19 in 2022. 382 hospital employees died from coronavirus infection, another 68 became disabled, MV reported.

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