RAZMIK ABRAHAMYAN: 25-28 DEATHS PER 100 000 NEWBORN IN ARMENIA

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
04.12.2009 16:46 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "Over the past 20 years fertility decline
was observed among the population, while in recent years growth
tendency outlined. The number of births in Armenia reached 41 000
between 2007 and 2008, and 43 000 in 2009, " Razmik Abrahamyan ,
director of Institute of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology,
corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences, chief
obstetrician-gynecologist of Armenia, told a conference "Population
and development, achievements and challenges, ICPD – 15 years later".

Such diseases among women of reproductive age, as anemia, hypertension,
diseases of genitourinary organs, as well as sexually transmitted
diseases cause general anxiety, he said. Maternal mortality in Armenia
is lower than in the CIS countries, but higher than in European
countries. According to him, it mainly refers to 20-30 year-old women,
living in villages with no access to quality health care. With regard
to infant mortality, he noted that 25-28 deaths per 100 000 newborn in
Armenia. The number of abortions has significantly reduced: to date,
one abortion is made per every 4 children born in Armenia.

The conference was attended by UN Resident Coordinator and UNICEF
Representative program Leila Moshiri, Deputy Minister of Health of
Armenia Tatul Hakobyan, Chairman of the RA National Assembly Standing
Committee on Health Ara Babloyan. They stressed, tangible progress
has been made over the past 15 years in Armenia, but we still have
many unsolved problems.

The conference was dedicated to 15th Anniversary "Population and
Development" conference held for the first time in Cairo in 1994. The
conference participants adopted the program of activities for 20 years,
aimed at improving the social status of people, gender equality,
combating HIV and AIDS and other actions.