MANY PEOPLE CAN GET FREE TREATMENT

Panorama.am
18:39 20/12/2007

Today Harutun Kushkyan announced that the number of people getting free
treatments is enlarged. The executive body made some changes in the
decision of the government defined in 2004 and further on 12 years
old children are allowed to get free stomatological service. Till
today only 8 years old had such opportunity.

The decision of the executive body is closely connected with the
increase of the state budget, and the scientific researches about
possible teeth diseases in children of the mentioned ages. "The
survey results and the conclusions showed that a 12 years old child
is vulnerable to the disease," explained the minister.

The second change is connected with women in prebirth, pregnancy,
and late birth periods. Those women can get free treatments in the
case they get disease in the above mentioned period.

According to the third change, the medical professors will be sent
on mission in the regions. The minister said that such missions will
improve the medical standard in the regions, too.