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THE OFFICIAL PAYMENTS FOR OBSTETRIC AID SERVICES REDUCED IN ARMENIA BY TEN TIMES
ARMENPRESS
AUGUST 1, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUAST 1, ARMENPRESS: The application of free of charge
payments system for obstetric aid services is compulsory for all
stratum of women.
In the briefing with Armenpress, the head of Division of Maternal
and Reproductive health, Ministry of Health Gayane Avagyan informed ,
the child delivery official payments have been reduced by ten times,
which is reflected in the Armenia Demographic and Health survey 2010
report published in April 2012.
If before the introduction of certificate by 2008 July 1 the rate of
payment for obstetric aid services was 82.4, 76.9 in urban areas,
and 89.4 in rural places, yet after the after the application the
rate has declined reaching 7.9, out of which 9.5 in urban areas and
5.8 in rural places. In the words of Avagyan regardless the fact
that mostly men mange the financial resources and the obstetric aid
services is affordable for them, the researches come to prove that
women also stand the payments.
There are 614 medical-obstetrical centers, 255 outpatient medical
organizations and 80 outpatient polyclinics, 101 women consultations
, 50 medical centers , 11 independent maternity hospitals operating
in the Republic of Armenia: 4 out of which in capital Yerevan,
7 in provinces.
ARMENPRESS
AUGUST 1, 2012
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, AUGUAST 1, ARMENPRESS: The application of free of charge
payments system for obstetric aid services is compulsory for all
stratum of women.
In the briefing with Armenpress, the head of Division of Maternal
and Reproductive health, Ministry of Health Gayane Avagyan informed ,
the child delivery official payments have been reduced by ten times,
which is reflected in the Armenia Demographic and Health survey 2010
report published in April 2012.
If before the introduction of certificate by 2008 July 1 the rate of
payment for obstetric aid services was 82.4, 76.9 in urban areas,
and 89.4 in rural places, yet after the after the application the
rate has declined reaching 7.9, out of which 9.5 in urban areas and
5.8 in rural places. In the words of Avagyan regardless the fact
that mostly men mange the financial resources and the obstetric aid
services is affordable for them, the researches come to prove that
women also stand the payments.
There are 614 medical-obstetrical centers, 255 outpatient medical
organizations and 80 outpatient polyclinics, 101 women consultations
, 50 medical centers , 11 independent maternity hospitals operating
in the Republic of Armenia: 4 out of which in capital Yerevan,
7 in provinces.