HEALTH MINISTRY TO SPEND $20 MILLION ON REPAIR OF 10 HOSPITALS

ARMENPRESS
Dec 3, 2007

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 3, ARMENPRESS: Health minister Harutyun Kushkian
told Armenpress that after visiting some 50 hospitals and clinics
across Armenia he saw that they all face alike problems and the most
urgent problem is that they all need major repairs.

The minister said they also need modern medical equipment. He said
medical institutions, especially those in the regions need also to
improve management and revise their personnel policies.

The minister said a recently launched health system upgrading program
supported by a World Bank credit will be running through 2008-2011. As
part of that program $20 million will be spent on major repair of 10
provincial hospitals and clinics.

The program was started in two hospitals in Ijevan in Tavush province
and Hrazdan in Kotayk province.