CONSTRUCTING NEW BUILDING FOR REPUBLIC HOSPITAL IS PROBLEM OF VITAL IMPORTANCE FOR NKR HEALTH SYSTEM

Noyan Tapan
Jun 29, 2007

YEREVAN, JUNE 29, NOYAN TAPAN. Though positive steps were recorded
in the health sphere of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh in the past
few years, there are still unsolved problems in that sphere, and the
country is not able to solve them by itself. This information was
provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Zoya Lazarian, the Health
Minister of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. She mentioned that
these problems are mainly solved due to the assistance of Diasporan
benefactors. "The fact that the country is not known lays obstacles
in making use of the assistance provided by international donor
organizations," the Minister mentioned.

According to Zoya Lazarian, the construction of a new building for the
republican hospital of Stepanakert is a problem of vital importance
for the health system of the Republic of Nagorno Karabakh. "The
hospital, which is the only specialized medical center in Artsakh,
is currently operating in a building, which, according to specialists,
is impossible to repair," the Minister said.

She also mentioned that the amount of the sum allocated to the health
sphere from the state budget is growing year after year: in the past
five years it has increased by three and a half times.