NUMBER OF POLYCLINIC SERVICE USERS GROWS IN 2006 IN SYUNIK

Noyan Tapan
Feb 06 2007

KAPAN, FEBRUARY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. 71.1 mln drams was received against
48.5 mln drams envisaged by the estimate on the line of paid services
at Syunik region’s healthcare sphere’s medical institutions in 2006
and 60 mln drams (nearly 160 thousand USD) was received from another
financial sources. The financing of region’s health system on the
line of medical aid and service within the framework of state order
was fulfilled by 100%.

As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Ashot Tsatrian, Head
of Health and Social Security Department of Syunik Administration,
428 thousand people used polyclinical services in 2006 in the region
against 360 thousand of previous year. Seven thousand people were
treated at hospitals.

It was mentioned that during the previous year the region’s medical
institutions were replenished with new medical equipment amounting
to 178 mln drams, which exceeds 2005 index twice. The repairs done in
the region’s medical institutions also increased as compared with the
previous year: 58 mln drams was allocated in 2006 for this purpose
against 35 mln drams in 2005.