Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot154410.32687/0869-866X-2024-32-5-959-964НеопределенThe problematic aspects of medical care support of fishermen in geographical segments of the Northern Sea WayTimchenkoTatyana Nikolaevnatimchenkomga@gmail.comThe Federal State Budget Educational Institution of Higher Education “The Admiral F. F. Ushakov State Maritime University”, 353924, Novorossiysk, Russia271020243252704202527042025Copyright © 2025,2025<p>The problems of occupational injuries and morbidity are one of actual directions of scientific actually. According to the International Labor Organization, accidents, cardiovascular, infectious and cancer diseases are of original cause ones. Besides, sectorial characteristics of professional activity affect level of morbidity and mortality. 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