Barkova H. Spatial organization of Kharkiv region medical systems and ways of its improvement.

The retrospective analysis of the development of medical systems in Ukraine and Kharkiv is done in the thesis. Since 1994 depopulation of society is observed in the country and its regions. It is caused by the domination of death from different diseases, including socially significant (tu-berculosis, AIDS, drug addiction, alcoholism etc) over births. Modern medical systems do not meet population needs in medical service and care fully. In the thesis the definitions of such no-tions as "medical system" and "special medico-geographic territory" are given, the complex indi-cator of medical service, calculated from such components as people ware, material security, ef-fectiveness of medical systems functioning, diseases and population reproduction, is worked out. Kharkiv regional medical systems are classified and rated according to each indicator component and mathematic models are made up. The classification of medical systems according to three cri-teria: average development index, complex medical service criterion and hierarchical level is worked out. The medico-geographic division into districts is carried out, 6 medico-geographic re-gions and 3 special medico-geographic territories are distinguished, their complex characteristics are given, recommendations for improvement of spatial organization of medical systems are worked out. General recommendations for reforming of medical system of Kharkiv region are proved.