ARMENIA’S EMERGENCY NEEDS RADICAL REFORMS

ARKA
September 17 2007

The sphere of emergency in Armenia needs radical reforms, reported
RA Minister of Health Harutyun Kushkian.

A number of problems must be solved in the emergency sphere, he said.

According to him, first of all good specialists are necessary who
might rescue people in emergency situations and take them to hospital.

Kushkian believes each ambulance car should have necessary medical
equipment. "Of course, it is inadmissible that emergency doctors should
have only ten types of medicines," the Minister said. According to him,
each emergency doctor should have at least 100 medicines.

Kushkian pointed out that the RA Ministry of Health and Yerevan
Municipality are trying to solve the problem.