The article analyses the periods of socio-economic and socio-cultural cycles. it reveals the factors of interrelating conditions of an economy and a nation’s health. it reconsiders the issues of organizing international assistance programs in various countries. it introduces proposals as to the directions of international aid programs in poor countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America. A major deliverable of the article is the significance of the necessity to break away from the isolation in international relations and deeper cooperation between the nation-states based on the international financial and economic organisations such as the iMF and the World Bank.