PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
From the standpoint of the theory of functional systems, to determine the significance of the interaction of sectors interested in protecting the health of the population of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of a pandemic of a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
MATERIAL AND METHODS
An anonymous survey of 35 health care executives was conducted, the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of which meet the requirements for experts.
RESULTS
The expediency of using as an adequate methodological basis for the study of the provisions of the theory of functional systems, in particular the principles of hierarchy and multiparametric interaction, is substantiated. The significance of interaction (on a 10-point scale with the implementation of gradation: significant; major; important; irrelevant) of 23 sectors interested in protecting public health in a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic was assessed. The total significance of such interaction for each sector with all others, as well as its individual positions, is ranked, relatively more important structures are identified. A comparative analysis of data on the importance of interaction between interested sectors in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and without it was carried out, differences in the level and sequence of ranking were revealed. A focused discussion of the data obtained made it possible to determine the feasibility of designing a technology to optimize the fight against COVID-19, one of the components of the model of which will be the block «Organization and implementation of activities that take into account the characteristics of interaction between sectors interested in protecting public health».
CONCLUSION
The results of a systematic study of the interaction of sectors interested in protecting the health of the population of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic can be used as the basis for a strategy to combat this topical infectious disease.