Medical Worker Day (Russian: День медицинского работника, romanized: Den' Meditsinskava Rabotnika) is a professional holiday of medical staff which used to be celebrated in the Soviet Union and still continues to be celebrated in many post-Soviet countries.
[2] Currently, Medical Worker Day is officially celebrated in Russia,[3] Belarus,[citation needed] Kazakhstan,[4] Latvia,[5] Moldova,[6] Armenia,[7] and Azerbaijan.
[9] In Ukraine, Medical Worker Day was officially celebrated from 1994 to 2022.
[10] Since 2023, in accordance with Decree of the President of Ukraine dated June 13, 2023 No.
327/2023, the annual celebration on July 27 of another holiday, Medical Workers Day, has been established.