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DOCTORS' SHORTAGE MAJOR PROBLEM IN ARMENIA'S REGIONS - NGO CHIEF
14:32 * 11.07.14
The shortage specialists remains a major problem in the regional
hospitals of Armenia despite the continuing repairs and re-equipment,
the head the healthcare NGO Trust has said, complaining about the
media's somewhat biased coverage of the sector.
"Given the salaries and the working conditions in the regions, very few
doctors will agree to work there. Those who now work do a hero's job;
I don't know who will agree to work in regions if doctors of that
generation do not any more," Susanna Harutyunyan told reporters on
Friday, adding that she doesn't expect young specialists leave the
capital for a job in regions.
As for the state policies, Harutyunyan said that the Government is now
working on a program to offer the younger generation in the regions
an opportunity of free university education to encourage them to work
in their native towns or villages after the completion of studies.
The specialist said further that professional trainings for regional
specialists are conducted more frequently than for those in capital
Yerevan. "The equipment is naturally is in a poorer condition in the
regions, so I don't think regional polyclinics are so richly equipped
as those in the capital," she added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
14:32 * 11.07.14
The shortage specialists remains a major problem in the regional
hospitals of Armenia despite the continuing repairs and re-equipment,
the head the healthcare NGO Trust has said, complaining about the
media's somewhat biased coverage of the sector.
"Given the salaries and the working conditions in the regions, very few
doctors will agree to work there. Those who now work do a hero's job;
I don't know who will agree to work in regions if doctors of that
generation do not any more," Susanna Harutyunyan told reporters on
Friday, adding that she doesn't expect young specialists leave the
capital for a job in regions.
As for the state policies, Harutyunyan said that the Government is now
working on a program to offer the younger generation in the regions
an opportunity of free university education to encourage them to work
in their native towns or villages after the completion of studies.
The specialist said further that professional trainings for regional
specialists are conducted more frequently than for those in capital
Yerevan. "The equipment is naturally is in a poorer condition in the
regions, so I don't think regional polyclinics are so richly equipped
as those in the capital," she added.
Armenian News - Tert.am
From: A. Papazian