Hello Alexey. How ? do you think medical insurance is necessary for all people ?

Hello, Alexey. I think it is professional and timely medical care that is really necessary for all people, not insurance itself. The latter just allows us to get some of medical services at lower cost. One of the most disturbing things to me is a lack of access to treatment for some of seriouslysome seriously ill people. What do you think is the biggest problem of medical care in our country?

I think we have some problems but I hope that our country can overcome them and improve medical care. Have you ever been face facing with any problems in this field ?

Personally, I haven't. I've never been seriously ill, but one of my relatives has. And the hospital where he was treated had pretty poor conditions in the wards. What about you?

Fortunately, I haven't been facing with any serious problems although I can say that queues… are a huge problem in my view. What our government should change in this field?

I think it should build more hospitals and raise doctor'sdoctors' salaries to solve this problem. Do you always go to a doctor when you are sick? Or maybe sometimes you self-diagnose and self-medicate?

I will try to go to a doctor if I feel bad because in my opinion self-diagnose is harmful and it can be cause of serious illnesses in the future. What do you think about it?

Frankly speaking, I self-diagnose and self-medicate when I catch a cold or something like that. I've got a limited and simple set of medicines that is needed in such cases so I play a doctor. But of course if I feel seriously sick I will go to a real doctor. Do you take any measures to prevent yourself from getting sick?

Yes, of course. I try doing exercises twice a week and I lead a healthy lifestyle. I have read an article that people prefer using vitamins like a way to prevent illneses. What do you think about vitamins?

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I don't think about them much. I know, of course, that vitamins are very important. I prefer to get them through food and don't take vitamin pills. Do you pay attention to calories and vitamins in food?