15 OUT-PATIENTS’ DEPARTMENT TO BE RESTORED AND 5 ONES TO BE BUILT THIS YEAR BY WB CREDIT PROGRAM

Noyan Tapan
Apr 06 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 6, NOYAN TAPAN. About 8.5 mln dollars health care
programs are envisaged to implement this year within the framework
of about 19 mln dollars credit program “Modernization of Health Care
System of Armenia” of the World Bank. Sergey Khachatrian, the Director
of the “Health Care PIA” state institution of the RA Ministry of Health
Care informed the Noyan Tapan correspondent about this. Particularly,
15 out-patients’ departments of marzes will be restored, and 5 ones
will be built in the marzes of Ararat, Gegharkunik, Armavir, Tavush and
Kotayk. Besides, 150 out-patients’ departments of rural settlements
will get medical equipment, furniture and accessories. S.Khachatrian
mentioned that within the framework of the program, the Yerevan Surb
Astvatsamayr Medical Center and the Clinical Hospital of the Yerevan
State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi will be restored
this year. It’s envisaged to implement a program of supporting
those medical institutions with modern medical equipment as well,
after finishing the restoration works. Besides, programs directed to
formation of the family doctor’s insitute will also be implemented,
including the process of preparing family doctors will continue, the
second educational center of Family Medicine, etc. will be created. It
was also mentioned that 1.2 mln dollars were spent this year within
the framework of the credit program.