$7M TO BE ALLOCATED FROM WB CREDIT PROGRAM FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF
INSTITUTE OF FAMILY DOCTOR IN ARMENIA

YEREVAN, August 24 (Noyan Tapan). $7m out of $19.5m that will be given
by the World Bank for implementation of the credit program of
modernization of health system of Armenia will be directed to
establishment of the institute of a family doctor in Armenia. Ruslana
Gevorgian, the Adviser of RA Minister of Health, informed Noyan Tapan
that within the framework of the program about 950 qualified family
doctors will be trained till 2008, as well as 20 dispensaries will be
repaired and re-equipped. According to R.Gevorgian, the process of
establishment of the institute of a family doctor in Armenia has begun
since 1996. In the previous years 81 dispensaries were repaired and
re-equipped in almost all village communities of the republic with the
credits given by the World Bank. And 2 chairs operate in the Medical
University after M.Heratsi and in the National Institute of Health for
the purpose of training family doctors. The Minister’s adviser
mentioned that at present there are about 300 family doctors in
Armenia. But, according to R.Gevorgian, their number should reach
1700. It was also mentioned that at present there are only 2
dispensaries of family doctors in Yerevan, in polyclinic N 17 and
Erebuni Medical Center.