STATE FINANCING OF HEALTH CARE MAKES 39.4 BILLION DRAMS IN 2006

Noyan Tapan
Sep 5, 2007

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 5, NOYAN TAPAN. Over 39.4 bln drams (about 94.7
mln USD) was allocated from the RA state budget to the sphere of
health care in 2006.

The fulfilment index made 99.2%. The deviation was mainly conditioned
by the low execution index of programs implemented with foreign
assistance. State health care expenditures grew by 26.9% as compared
with 2005, with their main part being allocated to hospital and
primary medical programs, the RA deputy minister of finance and
economy, chief treasurer Atom Janjughazian stated at the September
5 joint sitting of the RA National Assembly standing committees.

According to him, 35.2% of health care expenditures or about 13.9 bln
drams was spent on programs on primary health care of the population,
while 38.5% or 15.2 bln drams – on programs of hospital medical
aid. About 2.1 bln drams was allocated for anti-epidemic hygienic
services, and nearly 6.4 bln drams – for other medical services.

In 2006, health care expenditures accounted for 8.2% of the overall
budgetary expenditures in Armenia against 7.4% in 2005.