REPUBLICAN SCIENTIFIC-PRACTICAL CENTER OF HYGIENE
State Institution

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8 Akademicheskaya St, Minsk, Belarus, tel. (017) 284 13 70, fax (017) 284 03 45
e-mail: rspch@rspch.by
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Purpose of the Activity

Scientific validation of the system of governmental measures aimed at the protection and prophylaxis of disease incidence of the population of the Republic of Belarus, arrangement of conditions ensuring hygienic health and safety of human life activity.

The Center carries out its activity in the field of human hygiene and ecology, preventive and clinical medicine; it is the main scientific and practical institution in the Republic for the issues of hygiene and toxicology.

The activity of the center is shaped by the main directions of scientific work as well as future and current working schedules, contracts on the conduction of scientific research activities. Execution of governmental and branch scientific and technological programs, scientific research in relation to scientific support of the activities of the Ministry of Health and running of state sanitary surveillance are of top priority for the Center.

     Research Activities

  • study of peculiarities and mechanisms of impact of chemical, physical, biological and social factors of the living environment on the human body;

  • study of the ethiology, pathogenesis and scientific validation of the measures on the prevention of diseases driven by environmental factors;

  • scientific validation of the risk assessment in connection with the environmental factors as per criteria of harmful effect and environmental quality as well as epidemiologic risk assessment as per criteria of health status of the population and its specific categories;

  • scientific validation of social and hygienic monitoring of environmental factors (including foodstuffs) and population health conditioned by the impact of external factors;

  • research and validation of biological markers, express methods of assessment, testing and rating of environmental factors including the combined and joint effect thereof;

  • scientific validation of the system of measures on the hygienic regulation of harmful production factors, improvement of working conditions and nature, prophylaxis, diagnostics and treatment of occupational morbidity of working people, criteria of occupational selection and professional aptitude;

  • study of actual nutrition and status of the population health in connection with the nutrition type, scientific validation of hygienic recommendations and regulations aimed at the improvement of the population nutrition;

  • toxicological and hygienic examination of food, food additives (including biologically active ones), materials in contact with food, manufactured using new technologies,

  • medical and biological validation of the ways of increase of nutritional and biological value of food;

    study of the adaptation and psychophysical abilities of the body of children and teenagers, scientific validation of hygienic measures and regulations related to the improvement of the conditions of education, training and maintenance of health of child population;

  • scientific validation of approaches and methods of regulation of safety indicators for chemical and biological substances, materials, food, raw materials, manufacturing sites, consumer goods, etc.

    Clinical Activities

  • development and implementation of methods of pre-pathological conditions diagnostics;

  • development of methods and means of diagnostics, treatment and prophylaxis of occupational, operating and ecologically conditioned pathology, implementation thereof into the clinical practice;

  • carrying out of clinical experimental testing of medicinal products and treatment methods;

  • advisory and diagnostic, medical and preventive activities under the auspices of the Center and medical healthcare institutions;

  • development of dietetic methods of correction of organ and structural failures at different pre-pathological and pathological conditions in the process of treatment, as well as at the stages of recovery and rehabilitation using functional food, development of specific food rations at the metabolic function pathology.

    Scientific and Methodological Activities

  • development and implementation in practice of State Sanitary Inspection of normative, methodical and guidance documents, hygienic regulations;

  • development and implementation in practice of scientifically founded measures on the prevention of morbidity and population health maintenance;

  • development and implementation of new high-sensitivity and selective methods of revelation and control of toxic substances in the environmental medium which are harmful and dangerous for health;

  • development and implementation of the methodology of the evaluation of complex, combined and joint effect of the environmental factors as the criteria for generalized evaluation of environmental quality;

  • development and implementation of the methodology of social and hygienic monitoring;

  • development and implementation of software and technologies of geoinformational system;

  • development and implementation of scientific and methodological approaches, principles and criteria for the hygienic rating of environmental factors;

  • rendering of scientific and methodological and advisory assistance to industrial institutions and enterprises, engagement thereof when necessary (on the rights of joint authorship) in the research activities;

  • execution of arbitral expert examination of items for consumption including foodstuffs, food stock and materials in contact with food as per quality and safety indicators;

  • rendering of information and advisory services in the field of hygiene to business entities of all proprietary forms and non-residents of the Republic of Belarus;

  • development and sales of methodical and reference materials, electronic data bases in the field of preventive, clinical medicine and hygiene;

  • arrangement and holding of scientific and practical conferences, training seminars, symposia and round-table discussions;

  • in-service training of specialists;

  • carrying out of measures on the promotion of healthy lifestyle of the population of the Republic of Belarus;

  • carrying out of practical training and seminars, manufacturing practice with the students of higher educational institutions on the contractual terms;

  • study of the achievements of national and foreign science and preparation of offers on the practical application thereof;

  • development of recommendations on the presentation of developments related to the hygiene, clinical and preventive medicine, at the exhibitions and trade fairs in the Republic of Belarus and abroad;

  • elaboration of the development forecast as per main directions of activities for a long-term period (10-15 years and more), preparation of offers on the main directions of development of research in the field of hygiene, preventive and clinical medicine for a future period as well as offers and opinions on the most important issues of forecasting of the national economy development.

    Scientific and Practical Activities

  • conducting research in connection with the assessment of work places, evaluation of factors of working environment and labour activity of personnel working in business entities of the Republic of Belarus;

  • development of generalized, group and individual recommendations related to the improvement of working conditions and work-rest schedules;

  • full hygienic assessment of manufacturing facilities, development of hygienic offers in relation to the improvement of the scheme of preferences and remuneration in accordance with the working conditions;

  • development of recommendations and hygienic requirements in relation to modern methods of waste treatment and disposals;

    monitoring of safety and quality of foodstuffs, food stock, food additives and materials in contact with food;

  • carrying out of expert examination of regulatory, methodical and technical documents;

  • participation in the development of state standards and technical documentation for new types of products including food, substances and materials in contact with food;

  • actualization of the regulatory framework of the State Sanitary Inspection;

  • conducting applied research related to the hygienic expert examination with the purpose of state hygienic registration, regulation and certification in the Republic of Belarus;

  • carrying out of authorial supervision of the application of scientific developments in practical healthcare institutions;

  • development, arrangement, manufacturing and sales of medicated products within the scope of its competence (including food additives, personal protection equipment for the employees).




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