DOI: 10.25881/20728255_2024_19_4_4

Authors

Shevchenko Yu.L.1, Shalygin L.D.1, Shalygina O.I.2

1 Pirogov National Medical and Surgical Center, Moscow

2 Branch of S.M. Kirov Military medical academy, Moscow

Abstract

The biography of the outstanding organizer of national healthcare N.A. Semashko, his contribution to the development of practical healthcare, preventive medicine, social hygiene, science, education, organizational and public-state activities is presented.

Keywords: Nikolay Alexandrovich Semashko, first People’s Commissar of Health of the RSFSR, professor, scientist, teacher, health organizer, statesman, history of medicine.

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For citation

Shevchenko Yu.L., Shalygin L.D., Shalygina O.I. Nikolay Alexandrovich Semashko is the first People’s commissar of the Soviet health care, an outstanding scientist, teacher and statesman (on the 150th anniversary of his birth). Bulletin of Pirogov National Medical & Surgical Center. 2024;19(4):4-8. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.25881/20728255_2024_19_4_4