ARMENIAN PROVINCES LACK MEDICAL STAFF

Armenpress

YEREVAN, AUGUST 8, ARMENPRESS: In remote provinces and settlements
of Armenia there exists a demand for 511 doctors, according to the
Armenian Health Ministry. Particularly in the province of Gegharkunik
there are vacancies for 128 doctors, in Syunik 88. For filling the
gap the ministry is going to develop a policy to fill the vacancies
in the remote areas.

According to that policy, starting from the next year those who will
graduate from state-funded places of internatura and ordinatura
of the Medical University will be sent to the Armenian provinces,
in case of their refusal they will have to pay the tuition fee of
the past years. The doctors who will be sent to the provinces will
be provided an apartment and their conditions of life will be ensured.

According to the World Health Organization, in 57 developed and
developing countries including in Armenia, there exists lack of medical
staff as a result of which annually 10 million people throughout the
world die from infectious diseases, complications during pregnancy
and delivery.

For preventing that the experts of WHO published a report in which
they encourage the countries of the world to develop a strategy for
ten years. The report also advices the governments of the countries
to direct the 50 percent of the funds provided for the health sphere
to the training of the medical staff.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress