ПРОФЕСОР ГІГІЄНИ І САНОЛОГІЇ ЛЬВІВСЬКОГО УНІВЕРСИТЕТУ ЮЗЕФ МЕРУНОВИЧ – БАГАТОРІЧНИЙ ГОЛОВА ТОВАРИСТВА ГАЛИЦЬКИХ ЛІКАРІВ
PROFESSOR OF HYGIENE AND SANOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LVIV JOZEF MERUNOVYCH AS A LONGTIME CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY OF GALICIAN DOCTORS

Summary/Abstract: The aim. Research and study of the historical legacy of the development of medical aid organization in Galicia, the formation of hygiene science and public medical organizations of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. on the example of the activity of a physician, protomedic of Galicia, state and public figure professor of Lviv University Jozef Merunovich. Material and methods. The study included available materials from the Danilo Halytskyi LNMU, Ivan Franko LNU, encyclopedic, journal and newspaper articles. Results. As a result of studying biographical data and researching the activities of Professor Jozef Merunovich, the European level of organization of the medical service of Galicia was determined, which was combined with the scientific cooperation of the Faculty of Medicine of Lviv University. In addition, the high level of public activity of doctors and health care professionals is evidenced by the presence of well-organized public organizations of physicians of Galicia in the 19th-20th centuries. Conclusions. Assessing the life of Professor Jozef Merunovich and analyzing his contribution to the development of hygiene and sanology as a medical science, the establishment of health care facilities, organizational skills as a public servant, public figure in the medical profile, we can say that the proper European level of organization of medical service in Galicia of the twentieth century, which was certainly continued and these results are still observed today.

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