MARKING MALE HEALTH DAY BECOMES TRADITION IN ARMENIA

Arminfo

YEREVAN, APRIL 8. ARMINFO. Starting from today, all the Armenian men
are given an opportunity to undergo free urological examination and
treatment at the Urological CLinic of the Republican Medical Union
“Armenia” for a month.

Talking to ARMINFO, Head of the clinic Armen Muradyan says the Ministry
of Public Health, the Ministry of Defense and the union “Armenia”
pledged to finance the action. Muradyan says that the first week of the
action will be for men without age restrictions, and all the veterans
of the Great Patriotic War will be able to use the urological service
of the clinic till May 8. Hew says that the action aims improvement
of the quality of diagnostic and treatment of male diseases.

Muradyan says that observations of specialists showed that during the
last 8-10 years in Armenia cases of urinary bladder and proistate gland
cancer among men at the age of 40-45 doubled. They apply to specialists
only at the stage when already no effective assistance is possible. 70%
of men applying to specialists are at the 3-4 stages of the disease.

To note, days of male health have been marked in Armenia for already
third years in succession. It has become a tradition that male health
days are held immediately after April 7, Day of Maternity and beauty
in Armenia. Talking to ARMINFO earlier, Public Health Minister Norayr
Davtyan said that “The best present to a woman is a healthy man.”