Medical Worker Day

The Medical Worker Day (Russian: День медицинского работника, Den' 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, date of the celebration is the third Sunday of June.[1]

Not to be confused with Medical Workers Day.

History

The 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

Currently, the Medical Worker Day is officially celebrated in Russia,[3] Belarus, 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 the Medical Worker Day was officially celebrated from 1994 to 2022.[10] Since 2023, in accordance with the Decree of the President of Ukraine dated June 13, 2023 No. 327/2023, the annual celebration on July 27 of another holiday, the Medical Workers Day, has been established.[9]

See also

References
  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. "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.
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