STATE CERTIFICATES FOR CHILDBIRTH ASSISTANCE TO BE GIVEN TO PREGNANT WOMEN SINCE JULY 1

Noyan Tapan

Ju ne 9, 2008

YEREVAN, JUNE 9, NOYAN TAPAN. It is envisaged to allocate 64 billion
drams (approximately 207 million U.S. dollars) instead of the 54
billion drams of 2008 to the sphere of the RA Health Care from the
state budget of 2009. As Haroutiun Kushkian, the RA Minister of
Health, stated at the press conference held on June 5, the Ministry
has been allocated one billion drams this year, which will be
directed at the improvement of the childbirth assistance service,
in particular. According to the Minister, work will be conducted
in the direction of preventing illegal payments. In particular, the
salaries of medical workers of the childbirth assistance service will
be increased three or four times in the near future.

In addition to this, a state certificate will be given to every
pregnant woman since July 1, according to which the medical assistance
and service connected with the process of pregnancy and the childbirth
will be implemented free of charge. The certificate is to be introduced
to the medical institution, where delivery is carried out.