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ARMENIA WILL INTRODUCE MATERNITY CAPITAL - PRESIDENT
NEWS.AM
February 08, 2013 | 19:54
A healthy family is the foundation of a healthy society, said
Armenian presidential candidate, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan
at the meeting with voters of administrative district of Zeytun in
Yerevan city.
According to him, the reforms of the health sector are one of the
most important ones. Particular emphasis will be placed on healthy
lifestyles and disease prevention.
"Armenia should become a country where mother and child will be under
the protection of the state and society. In this context, the idea
of maternity capital is to be implemented, lump amount should have
an encouraging nature for the third, and fourth child, and in the
case of 5 or more children - help to promote the improvement of a
large family. Overall, the country is moving to the introduction of
the institute of medical insurance for all," the president said.
In this regard, he recalled that since last year, medical insurance
has already been introduced for some categories of people.
"The process of reforms and equipment of regional medical centers will
continue," the president said and noted that some work has already
been done, and Yerevan medical centers have already been unloaded.
In the future, cardiac surgery will be available to everybody in
Armenia. Hematology Center has been built and Oncology Center will
be built.
"Armenia will become the regional center of health. The Government
should promote the establishment of pharmaceutical companies,
and within 3-4 months a package for socially vulnerable groups of
society will be introduced, which will help them purchase medicine
30-40 percent cheaper," he said.
NEWS.AM
February 08, 2013 | 19:54
A healthy family is the foundation of a healthy society, said
Armenian presidential candidate, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan
at the meeting with voters of administrative district of Zeytun in
Yerevan city.
According to him, the reforms of the health sector are one of the
most important ones. Particular emphasis will be placed on healthy
lifestyles and disease prevention.
"Armenia should become a country where mother and child will be under
the protection of the state and society. In this context, the idea
of maternity capital is to be implemented, lump amount should have
an encouraging nature for the third, and fourth child, and in the
case of 5 or more children - help to promote the improvement of a
large family. Overall, the country is moving to the introduction of
the institute of medical insurance for all," the president said.
In this regard, he recalled that since last year, medical insurance
has already been introduced for some categories of people.
"The process of reforms and equipment of regional medical centers will
continue," the president said and noted that some work has already
been done, and Yerevan medical centers have already been unloaded.
In the future, cardiac surgery will be available to everybody in
Armenia. Hematology Center has been built and Oncology Center will
be built.
"Armenia will become the regional center of health. The Government
should promote the establishment of pharmaceutical companies,
and within 3-4 months a package for socially vulnerable groups of
society will be introduced, which will help them purchase medicine
30-40 percent cheaper," he said.