ArmenPress
Sept 20 2004

MORE FUNDS TO BE RELEASED TO YEREVAN CLINICS AND HOSPITALS

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 20, ARMENPRESS: Yerevan-based hospitals and
clinics will see a major increase in government findings next year
and will receive a total of 31,7 billion drams, a significant rise
over this year funding that is 24.9 billion drams.
A senior member of the Yerevan municipality, supervising health
issues, told Armenpress some 12.5 billion drams of next year’s budget
will be set aside for primary health maintenance, again a significant
rise against this year’s 7.8 billon drams. He said the major focus
will continue to remain on maternity and child health, fighting
tuberculosis, diabetes and cardiac diseases.
He also said some 450 million of accrued wages to medical
personnel was paid and the outstanding debt was lowered to 25 million
drams.