MANAGEMENT, A CONTEMPORARY SCIENCE

The article is devoted to a rather current issue for the health care system. Management as a concept appeared in Moldova through the 1990s. The article emphasizes the managerial skills that are necessary for decision makers - leaders of different levels in the health system. It also refers to the importance of training professionals with skills that are necessary for the leadership in public health. The author makes an analysis of the researches and publications on the subject in question, which include over 100 works, including nine monographs, 50 articles in magazines; there have been written 10 dissertations in medicine. The most valuable work is a monograph Management in health care system (862 p. ), which is a fundamental book for the managers of the institutions of the health care system and not only