ARMENIA’S DRAFT BUDGET 2006 TO ALLOCATE 39.1 BLN AMD FOR MEDICINE

ArmInfo News Agency, Armenia
Oct 17 2005

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17. ARMINFO. Armenia’s draft budget 2006 allocates
39.1 bln AMD for medicine against 32.1 bln AMD in 2005, says Armenia’s
Health Care Minister Norayr Davidyants.

This includes the WB health care projects worth 3.7 bln AMD. Special
attention will be paid to the first aid – 14.3 bln AMD – 24.7% more
than in 2005. Out-patient treatment will be free of charge for all
ages except for dental services – free for children under 8 and people
over 65 only.

Family and children’s doctors will get 11,000 AMD more – 58,400 AMD
a month. Narrow specialists will get 50,000 AMD against 25,000 AMD
in 2005. 1 bln AMD will be allocated for the treatment of children
against 700 mln AMD in 2005. 1.2 bln AMD will be allocated for over
200 free first necessity medicines.

14.4 bln AMD will be allocated for in-patient treatment against 13.3
bln AMD in 2005 – 9,000 AMD per in-patient against 4,348 AMD per
out-patient. 2.1 bln AMD will be allocated for sanitary services with
sanitarians to enjoy 10,000 AMD raise to 45,000 AMD a month.

343 mln AMD will be spent on the repairs of hospitals.