Article 16. Preventive measures for protection of the reproductive health of citizens

Preventive measures for protection of the reproductive health of citizens shall include the following:

identifying the risk of abnormalities in the reproductive health of citizens, including factors of the environment and production factors;

conducting necessary preventive medical examination (preliminary and periodic) of citizens with the aim of detecting and treating abnormalities in the reproductive health;

informing citizens of the reproductive age and pregnant women about risks of abnormalities in the reproductive health and rehabilitation;

covering education and scientific programs on protection of the reproductive health of citizens in the media;

creating the system of motivation of citizens to lead healthy life and participate in preventive activities, primarily by popularization of the lifestyle that promotes preservation and improvement of the reproductive health of citizens;

annual physical examination of the population, including children and teenagers, with identification of groups with higher risk of development of socially important diseases, diseases of organs of the reproductive system, and development of individual programs of preventive measures;

improvement of medical genetic assistance to citizens, implementation of modern perinatal technologies for early diagnostics of fetal abnormalities.