BUDGET FUNDING OF HEALTHCARE IN 2011 WILL INCREASE BY 13% MAKING 62.5 BILLION DRAMS IN ARMENIA
ARKA
October 20, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 20. /ARKA/. Budget funding of healthcare in 2011
will increase by 13% making 62.543 billion drams in Armenia compared
with 2010, said Armenian Minister of Healthcare Harutyun Kushkyan in
the parliament meeting.
The money will be fully targeted at funding of hospital and
ambulatory services in the amount of 6.2 billion and 2.8 billion
drams accordingly.
â~@~\It will allow to start the process of bringing out the system from
the situation which is the result of world economic crisis, increase
quality and availability of rendered servicesâ~@~], said Kushkyan.
The main part of budget means - 38% or 13.8 billion drams will be
targeted at the funding of ambulatory programs.
â~@~\From the total increase envisaged for ambulatory services,
it is planned to increase also average salary of employees of
ambulatory-polyclinic services by 10% In its result the salary of
doctors will be about 85 thousand drams (77 thousand drams in 2010),
middle-level medical staff â~@~S 54 thousand drams (49 thousand drams
in 2010)â~@~], said Kushkyan.
For hospital treatment 27.4 billion drams will be allocated which is
by 30% more than the indicator of 2010. In state order treatment more
than 240 thousand cases of hospital treatment will be included.
First Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia Pavel Safaryan said that
the envisaged expenses for funding of healthcare are 1.66% of GDP
instead of planned 2% according to stable development program which
is related to the crisis.
On September 30 the Government of Armenia approved the draft state
budget of the country for 2011. In 2011 expenses of state budget of
Armenia ã~@~@will be 998.6 billion drams and income - about 849.9
billion drams with the deficit of 148.6 billion drams. GDP growth is
planned in the amount of 4.6%. In 2010, income part of state budget
of Armenia is 742 billion drams, expenses â~@~S 935.5 ã~@~@ billion
drams and deficit â~@~S 193.4 billion drams. State budget of Armenia
for 2010 planned economic growth by 1.2%. ($1 â~@~S 360.56 drams).
From: A. Papazian
ARKA
October 20, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, October 20. /ARKA/. Budget funding of healthcare in 2011
will increase by 13% making 62.543 billion drams in Armenia compared
with 2010, said Armenian Minister of Healthcare Harutyun Kushkyan in
the parliament meeting.
The money will be fully targeted at funding of hospital and
ambulatory services in the amount of 6.2 billion and 2.8 billion
drams accordingly.
â~@~\It will allow to start the process of bringing out the system from
the situation which is the result of world economic crisis, increase
quality and availability of rendered servicesâ~@~], said Kushkyan.
The main part of budget means - 38% or 13.8 billion drams will be
targeted at the funding of ambulatory programs.
â~@~\From the total increase envisaged for ambulatory services,
it is planned to increase also average salary of employees of
ambulatory-polyclinic services by 10% In its result the salary of
doctors will be about 85 thousand drams (77 thousand drams in 2010),
middle-level medical staff â~@~S 54 thousand drams (49 thousand drams
in 2010)â~@~], said Kushkyan.
For hospital treatment 27.4 billion drams will be allocated which is
by 30% more than the indicator of 2010. In state order treatment more
than 240 thousand cases of hospital treatment will be included.
First Deputy Minister of Finance of Armenia Pavel Safaryan said that
the envisaged expenses for funding of healthcare are 1.66% of GDP
instead of planned 2% according to stable development program which
is related to the crisis.
On September 30 the Government of Armenia approved the draft state
budget of the country for 2011. In 2011 expenses of state budget of
Armenia ã~@~@will be 998.6 billion drams and income - about 849.9
billion drams with the deficit of 148.6 billion drams. GDP growth is
planned in the amount of 4.6%. In 2010, income part of state budget
of Armenia is 742 billion drams, expenses â~@~S 935.5 ã~@~@ billion
drams and deficit â~@~S 193.4 billion drams. State budget of Armenia
for 2010 planned economic growth by 1.2%. ($1 â~@~S 360.56 drams).
From: A. Papazian