About 168bln AMD was designed by the mid-term programme approved for implementing the budgetary programmes of the RA health sphere with the preliminary version of the RA draft law on RA 2024 State Budget. The RA Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan said about this during the working debate held on July 19. According to Anahit Avanesyan, 18bln AMD was envisaged for the introduction of the Health Insurance Comprehensive System, which will inter into force from July 1, 2024. The citizens with disabilities of the 1st , 2nd and the 3rd groups with limitations are beneficiaries of the first phase.
At present, by the Minister’s assurance, sub-legislative acts, other drafts are revised. The complete package will be ready until the end of the year.
It was noted that projects of repairing 20 outpatient clinics, polyclinics and Vedi, Vardenis and Artik Medical Centers will be ready at the end of 2023, and its construction will begin next year. This year the Medical centers of Martuni city of Gegharkunik Marz and Vayots Dzor will be commissioned.
“Our general policy on construction are considered to be the qualitative standards, the modern medical institutions will be built and commissioned,” Anahit Avanesyan said.
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In 2024, the Ministry will implement programmes – Public Health, Primary Health Care, Mother and Child Health, of Medical Assistance of Non-Infectious Diseases, Medical Assistance of Persons from Socially Vulnerable and Separate Groups, etc.
The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Health Care Narek Zeynalyan drew the attention of the attendees to a number of issues, which need rectification. He underlined the necessity of specification of the result indicator
At the working debate a thorough reference was also made to the programmes and the existing problems of the sphere.
The Chair of the NA Standing Committee on Health Care Narek Zeynalyan moderated the working debate, the Committee Deputy Chair Lusine Badalyan, the Deputy Minister of Health Armen Nazaryan, the Deputy Minister of Finance Vahan Sirunyan, representatives from the ministers and the specialists of the sector took part.
National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia
