THE INFLUENCE OF THE KAMA AUTOMOBILE PLANT ON THE LEVEL OF MEDICAL CARE IN THE CITY OF NABEREZHNYE CHELNY IN THE 1970S AND 1980S

The article characterizes the efforts of the Kama Automobile Plant aimed at improving the quality of medical care in Naberezhnye Chelny in the 1970s and 1980s. In particular, a comparison of the state of medical care for the population in Naberezhnye Chelny before and after the start of construction of the Kama Automobile Plant is presented, the problems of providing medical care in the city are described and measures taken by the plant to change the situation for the better are identified. The Kama Automobile Plant invested heavily in expanding the network of city hospitals, polyclinics and diagnostic centers, and purchased equipment to equip medical institutions. Special attention was paid to the prevention and treatment of mass infectious diseases, as well as to increasing the number of places in maternity hospitals.