On January 15, training-methodological sessions following the results achieved in 2018 were held with the participation of military personnel of the Main Medical Department of the Ministry of Defense, commanders (chiefs) of medical, military units and institutions, chiefs of medical services of Army Corps and formations.
During the event, the memory of the national leader of the Azerbaijani people Heydar Aliyev and heroic sons who died for the territorial integrity of the country was honored with observing a minute of silence. Then the National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan was performed.
The Deputy Minister of Defense, Lieutenant General Kerim Veliyev, speaking at the sessions, noted that over the past year, the assigned tasks were also successfully fulfilled in the field of military medicine as in all areas of army construction. Thanks to the attention and care of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief Ilham Aliyev, the work carried out in the field of day by day improvement of the social conditions of servicemen continues today.
The Deputy Minister stressed that the activities carried out in the field of military medicine play a crucial role in preserving and strengthening the health of the military personnel of our Army, and added that at the same time, the doctors bear great responsibility for the timely detection of diseases and implementation of preventive measures.
Lieutenant General K. Veliyev, expressing confidence that the military doctors would continue to cope with their duties skillfully, conveyed to the officials the relevant instructions of the Minister of Defense in connection with the work to be carried out in 2019.
In his speech, the Chief of the Main Medical Department, Major General Natig Aliyev noted that the tasks on the medical support of military personnel envisaged by the training plan for 2018 were fully fulfilled. He stressed that medical, military units and institutions equipped with modern diagnostic equipment have all the conditions to conduct a full patient check-up.
Then, during the event, reports on the state of the treatment and prevention practice following the results achieved in 2018, the results of the work and activities carried out in this area were heard, and the tasks to be carried out in 2019 were discussed.