Medical Worker Day (Russian: День медицинского работника, romanizedDen' Meditsinskava Rabotnika) is a professional holiday of medical staff which used to be celebrated in the Soviet Union and still continues to be celebrated in many post-Soviet countries. In most cases, the date of celebration is the third Sunday of June.[1]

History

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Medical Worker Day has been celebrated since 1988, when Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union edited its decree "About commemorative dates and observances" dated 1980.[2]

Country coverage

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Currently, Medical Worker Day is officially celebrated in Russia,[3] Belarus,[citation needed] Kazakhstan,[4] Latvia,[5] Moldova,[6] Armenia,[7] and Azerbaijan. It is celebrated every year on the third Sunday of June in all the above countries besides Azerbaijan (on June 17 annually)[8] and Ukraine (annually until 2022).[9]

In Ukraine, Medical Worker Day was officially celebrated from 1994 to 2022.[10] Since 2023, in accordance with Decree of the President of Ukraine dated June 13, 2023 No. 327/2023, the annual celebration on July 27 of another holiday, Medical Workers Day, has been established.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "День медицинского работника. 17 июня 2018 г. Календарь праздников". mycalend.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  2. ^ "День медицинского работника (День медика)". Calend.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  3. ^ "Congratulations on Medical Worker Day". President of Russia. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  4. ^ "Казахстанцы будут отмечать 35 профессиональных праздников". Tengrinews.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  5. ^ "Grozījumi likumā "Par svētku, atceres un atzīmējamām dienām"". LIKUMI.LV (in Latvian). Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  6. ^ "JobInfo.md - работа в Молдове". Jobinfo.md. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  7. ^ "День медицинского работника в Армении". Calend.ru. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  8. ^ ISIM.AZ. "17 июня – Профессиональный день медицинского работника". www.isim.az news. Retrieved 2018-06-29.
  9. ^ a b "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №327/2023". president.gov.ua. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  10. ^ "Указ Президента №281/94 от 03.06.1994, Про День медичного працівника". search.ligazakon.ua. Retrieved 2018-06-29.